Browse instruction templates that lock in tone, guardrails, and workflows for your favorite AI tools. Each one includes a quick-start snippet plus deeper notes so you can adapt it to your own use cases.
System Instructions
Protocol: Cognitive Load Limiter (The Assistant)
System instruction that forces AI models to output short, bulleted, plain-language responses for high-fog days.
10 Ultra-Reliable AI Shortcuts for Brain Fog
A curated list of copy-ready prompts, automations, and guardrails that help you stay in motion on foggy days.
What Is Prompt: Quick Plain-Language Definitions
Run this definition prompt to get a simple explanation, analogy, and why-it-matters sentence for any unfamiliar term.
TLDR Email Prompt: Summarize Long Messages into Actions
Paste this TLDR prompt into your AI to extract the main point, your action items, and key dates from overwhelming emails.
Steps Prompt: Break Overwhelming Tasks into Easy Actions
Ask AI for five small, sequential steps so a vague, intimidating task becomes a doable checklist.
Shorter Writing Prompt: Make Long Text Brief
Use this AI shortening prompt to strip filler, keep the core message, and deliver concise copy without draining energy.
Rewrite Simple Prompt: Plain Language for Brain Fog Days
Feed dense text into this AI rewrite prompt to get short, everyday language you can actually use when focus is limited.
Protocol: BLUF Decision Framework
A forcing function to extract Bottom-Line Up Front recommendations from AI models, minimizing cognitive load during analysis paralysis.
Pros and Cons Decision Prompt: Weighted Answers for Big Choices
Let AI build a weighted pros/cons list, deliver a verdict, and suggest a middle ground when you’re stuck on a career or life decision.
Fix Writing Prompt: Clean Up Grammar and Typos Fast
Run this AI fix prompt to correct spelling, punctuation, and awkward phrasing while keeping your tone intact—perfect for low-energy editing.
Example Prompt: Understand New Concepts with Analogy + Snapshot
Ask AI for a one-sentence definition, analogy, and real-life example so unfamiliar terms finally click.
ELI5 Medical Prompt: Translate Doctor Speak to Plain English
Use this ELI5 prompt to turn MRI reports, insurance letters, or medication guides into simple, reassuring language you can act on.