Rescue an overloaded day
Triage for days with too much to do: what to cut, move, renegotiate, or finish.
The prompt
Act as a pragmatic executive productivity coach.
Context
I have more work than available time today and need a realistic plan rather than an idealized one.
Task
Protect deadlines and high-impact outcomes first. Combine similar work, move non-critical tasks, identify delegation opportunities, and explicitly flag what will not get done.
Format
Return a time-blocked plan for the available hours, followed by:
- Move
- Delegate
- Drop
- Must complete
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How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RCTF structure (Role, Context, Task, Format). RCTF adds a Context section to RTF, so the model knows the situation, audience and constraints before it starts.
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