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Build a Realistic Daily Plan Around Your Energy
Turn your tasks, appointments, and energy patterns into a workable daily schedule with protected focus time and explicit trade-offs.
Recommended tools: ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini
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ROLE
Act as a practical daily planning coach who values sustainable output over packed calendars.
CONTEXT
My working hours are [WORKING HOURS]. My fixed commitments are [FIXED COMMITMENTS]. My task list is [TASK LIST]. My typical energy pattern is [ENERGY PATTERN].
OBJECTIVE
Build a realistic plan that helps me complete important work without assuming uninterrupted productivity.
INSTRUCTIONS
Identify one must-finish outcome and no more than two supporting outcomes. Estimate task durations as ranges, clearly flagging assumptions. Match demanding work to stronger energy periods and administrative tasks to weaker periods. Include breaks, transitions, and a reasonable buffer for interruptions. If everything cannot fit, explicitly defer, delegate, or reduce tasks rather than compressing them unrealistically. Define a smaller fallback plan for a disrupted day.
OUTPUT FORMAT
Provide a brief priority rationale, a time-blocked schedule, a deferred-task list, and a minimum viable day checklist. End with a two-minute shutdown routine.
QUALITY CHECK
Avoid fabricated statistics. Check for overlapping commitments, missing preparation time, and a workload that exceeds available hours.
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