Redesign how I do a recurring task so it takes less time
Breaks down how you do a repeated task today and redesigns it with fewer steps, templates, and smoother handoffs.
The prompt
Help me redesign how I do a recurring task so it takes less time and causes fewer errors.
The task: [e.g. "monthly expense review", "onboarding a new client", "preparing the weekly sales pack"]
How I do it now, step by step: [PASTE - include tools, who I wait on, and where I copy and paste]
How often, and how long it takes: [FREQUENCY AND TIME]
What usually goes wrong or slows me down: [e.g. "chasing missing inputs", "rework after review"]
What must stay the same: [e.g. "manager sign-off", "the format the client expects"]
Check each step for waiting, rework, duplicate data entry, unnecessary checks, handoffs, and work done in the wrong order.
Return:
1. Current workflow: | Step | Time | Problem | Keep / Change / Remove |
2. The redesigned workflow as numbered steps, with what changed and why.
3. Quick wins I can apply next time: templates, checklists, saved views, Excel formulas, email rules, request forms.
4. The inputs to collect up front so I stop chasing people.
5. Time before vs. after, as an estimate with assumptions.
6. One change to test first, and how I'll know it worked.
Don't remove controls or approvals that exist for compliance or quality; mark them [CHECK BEFORE REMOVING] and explain the risk.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- FREQUENCY AND TIME
- e.g. "chasing missing inputs", "rework after review"
- e.g. "manager sign-off", "the format the client expects"
- CHECK BEFORE REMOVING
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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