Help me draft an email to my landlord about [repair issue] using these notes: [dates, what happened, previous contact and requested action]. Keep it calm, factual and under 180 words. Ask for missing details that affect the request. Do not invent legal rights, promises or an inspection date. Give a clear subject and a specific question about the next step. Draft only; do not send anything.
Make it yours: Use placeholders for addresses and private contact details.
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Make it firmer while preserving the facts and avoiding threats I have not authorised.
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Let ChatGPT ask the questions that matter
I want [deliverable] for [audience]. Before drafting, ask up to five questions whose answers would materially change the result. Explain briefly why each matters. If a detail can safely be assumed, label the assumption rather than asking about every minor preference. Then use my answers to write a focused brief.
Make it yours: Describe the decision or next action the deliverable should support.
A useful follow-up
Which remaining uncertainty is most likely to cause rework?
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Assign a clear job to each attachment
Use [file A] for factual claims, [file B] for brand voice and [file C] for mandatory requirements. Produce [deliverable]. Identify conflicting instructions or facts before finalising. Give references for important claims and keep stylistic examples from becoming invented evidence.
Make it yours: Label files clearly and identify the current approved version.
A useful follow-up
Check whether any fact in the draft came only from the style reference.
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Compare alternatives before committing to a draft
For [problem], propose three approaches with meaningfully different trade-offs. Evaluate them against [criteria] using [context]. State the assumption each depends on. Recommend one approach and explain what new information would change the choice. Wait for my choice before producing the full deliverable.
Make it yours: Use this when choosing direction is more expensive than producing a first draft.
A useful follow-up
Assume [constraint] tightens. Which approach remains practical?
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Make a follow-up that preserves the useful parts
Revise the previous answer by changing [specific weakness]. Preserve [facts, structure or sections that worked]. Keep the intended audience and output length unchanged unless the change requires otherwise. Explain any revision that changes the meaning rather than only the wording.
Make it yours: Quote the exact passage you want revised if the conversation is long.
A useful follow-up
Compare the revised answer with my original goal and flag anything still missing.
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Turn a recurring task into a reusable brief
Use this completed task and my feedback to create a reusable prompt for next time. Separate fixed instructions from variable inputs. Include the acceptance criteria and the checks that caught actual errors. Mark the decisions a human still needs to make. Remove details that only applied to this run.
Make it yours: Start from a task you actually reviewed, not an imagined perfect workflow.
A useful follow-up
Test the brief against this second example and identify where it breaks.
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Check an answer without asking for vague confidence
Audit your answer against [source and requirements]. List consequential claims, the evidence supporting each and any unresolved gap. Check whether the recommendation depends on an assumption I did not provide. Correct supported errors and ask for evidence where needed rather than assigning an invented confidence percentage.
Make it yours: Supply an independent reference if accuracy is important.
A useful follow-up
Which statement should I verify first before using this answer?
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Diagnose the weak answer before rewriting
Compare this answer with my brief. Classify the most consequential gaps as missing input, unsupported claim, interpretation error, voice mismatch or unusable format. Explain the evidence for each. Ask only for information that changes the repair. Do not rewrite the entire answer yet.
Make it yours: Include the original brief and name the part that disappointed you.
A useful follow-up
Which single repair would improve usefulness most while preserving the correct material?
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Repair one dimension without losing the facts
Revise [specific passage] to fix [observed problem]. Preserve these verified facts and approved elements: [list]. Use [new context]. Flag changes that affect meaning and explain remaining limitations. Avoid unrelated stylistic changes that would make the revision harder to review.
Make it yours: Quote the passage if the conversation contains several drafts.
A useful follow-up
Compare the revision with the original and list any fact or qualification that disappeared.