15 Everyday Prompts to Try Tonight

Write a follow-up message for [PERSON: neighbor, contractor, property manager] about [SUBJECT]. I already contacted them on [DATE] with no reply. Firm but courteous tone, 4 sentences maximum, with the precise question I'm waiting for an answer to: [QUESTION].

I have to decline [WHAT I'M BEING ASKED] from [PERSON]. I don't want to lie or apologize at length. Write a 3-sentence refusal, clear, that leaves the relationship intact.

Help me write a short thank-you note to [PERSON] for [WHAT THEY DID]. I'm giving you one specific detail to include: [DETAIL]. No stock phrases like "from the bottom of my heart." 50 words maximum.

Here is a letter I don't fully understand:

[PASTE THE TEXT, WITHOUT YOUR CONTACT DETAILS OR YOUR CASE NUMBER]

Explain it to me in plain language: what I'm being asked, what I have to do, by what date. If a piece of information isn't in the text, write "not specified".

Here is an email thread. Summarize it in four lines: the subject, what was decided, what remains open, and what is expected of me.
[PASTE THE THREAD]

Here is the [TYPE: lease, subscription, service] contract. List the clauses concerning price, duration, cancellation, and penalties, with the exact sentence from the text for each. Give no legal opinion.

I have at home: [LIST]. I have [TIME] left to cook, with [EQUIPMENT: a frying pan, an oven]. Suggest three recipes that mostly use these ingredients, with what I might be missing.

Plan a menu of five dinners for [NUMBER] people, tight budget, [CONSTRAINTS: vegetarian, allergies], with at most 30 minutes of prep per evening. End with the shopping list sorted by aisle.

I'm going to [CITY] from [DATE] to [DATE], for [PURPOSE]. I don't like [WHAT YOU AVOID]. Suggest an itinerary by half-day, leaving free time, and tell me what I should book in advance. I'll check hours and prices myself.

I'm torn between [OPTION A] and [OPTION B]. My criteria, from most to least important: [CRITERIA]. Present a comparison table on these criteria, then tell me what might make me regret each choice.

Here are two quotes for the same job: [PASTE QUOTE 1] and [PASTE QUOTE 2]. Make a line-by-line table, flag what appears in one and not the other, and list the questions to ask each contractor before choosing.

I'm going to see [A DOCTOR] for [REASON]. Here is what I've observed: [SYMPTOMS, DURATION, TREATMENTS]. Help me prepare what I'll say in three minutes and the five questions to ask. Do not make any diagnosis.

Explain [CONCEPT] to me as you would to a curious person who has never studied the subject. Use an example drawn from [A FIELD I KNOW]. End with two questions to check that I understood.

Here are my course notes: [PASTE YOUR NOTES]. Ask me ten questions of increasing difficulty, one at a time, waiting for my answer. Correct me after each answer by quoting the passage from the notes.

Here is what I understood about [SUBJECT], in my own words: [YOUR SUMMARY]. Tell me what's right, what's wrong or incomplete, without rewriting it for me.