A *prompt* is what you type to the AI โ a clear instruction, like asking a smart colleague who has no context unless you give it. These are paste-ready. Swap the `[bracketed]` parts for your real details, paste into ChatGPT (chat.openai.com), Claude (claude.ai), or Gemini (gemini.google.com).
**Sort 20 emails by urgency**
When your inbox is overwhelming and you need to know what to handle first.
```
Here are [number] emails I need to deal with today. Read them and sort them into three buckets: urgent (needs my reply today), important (needs a reply this week), and can wait. Here are the emails: [paste emails]
```
**Decline politely but firmly**
When someone asks for something you can't or won't do โ and you don't want to leave the door open.
```
I need to decline this request politely but clearly โ don't leave it vague. Keep it to 2โ3 sentences. Request I'm declining: [describe the request in one line]
```
**Reactivate a stalled thread**
When a conversation went cold weeks ago and you want to pick it back up without making it awkward.
```
Write a short message to re-open a conversation that went quiet [time โ e.g. 6 weeks] ago. Don't apologize for the gap โ just get straight to why I'm reaching back out. Context: [one sentence on what the original conversation was about] New reason to reconnect: [one sentence]
```
Here are 3 of the 10. The full pack โ inbox triage, difficult messages, apologies, cold outreach, follow-ups โ is inside Pro today.