Prompts & Templates

I want you to learn how to help me as a creative operator.

Who I am:
[Your name, what you make, who you serve]

My creative work:
[Books, podcast, YouTube channel, music, courses, client work, etc.]

My current active projects:
[Project 1, Project 2, Project 3]

My goals for the next 90 days:
[Audience, revenue, publishing, consistency, product, health, etc.]

My constraints:
[Time, budget, ADHD, family schedule, tools, technical comfort]

My taste and preferences:
[Voice, tone, aesthetics, creators you admire, things you hate]

How I want you to help:
- remember project context
- keep me from losing ideas
- turn vague ideas into next steps
- help me produce content consistently
- create reusable workflows and skills
- ask for clarification only when needed

Please save durable facts that will help you support me in future sessions.

Create a local Creative OS folder for my work. Include folders for Projects, Content Ideas, Scripts, Research, Assets, Published, and Inbox. Create a MEMORY.md that explains what this workspace is for, but do not invent details. Ask me for anything you need.

Creative OS/
├── MEMORY.md
├── AGENDA.md
├── Projects/
├── Content Ideas/
├── Scripts/
├── Research/
├── Assets/
├── Published/
└── Inbox/

Create a scheduled daily creative brief for me every morning at 8 AM.

Each brief should include:
1. One active project I should touch today
2. The smallest next action for that project
3. One idea from my notes or prior conversations worth revisiting
4. One creative encouragement line that is specific, not generic
5. Any deadline or follow-up I should not miss

Use what you know about my goals and projects. Keep it short enough that I will actually read it.

I want to use you as the operating assistant for this project:

Project name:
[Name]

What it is:
[Book, podcast, video series, album, course, product, etc.]

Current status:
[Where it stands]

What I need next:
[Decision, draft, research, outline, packaging, admin, etc.]

Create a project brief, a next-action list, and a reusable project memory file. Keep it simple.

I do this task repeatedly: [describe recurring task].

Help me turn it into a reusable workflow or skill. First ask me what good output looks like, then write the steps, common mistakes, and verification checklist. Save it so you can use it next time.

Study these samples of my writing/speaking. Build a voice profile that captures my rhythm, tone, vocabulary, humor, emotional range, and recurring moves. Save it as a reusable skill or reference so future drafts sound more like me.

Take this video idea and produce 10 title-thumbnail pairings. Each pairing should include:
- title
- thumbnail text
- thumbnail visual concept
- why the title and thumbnail work together
- risk or weakness

Optimize for clarity and curiosity, not hype alone.

For this podcast guest/topic, build a prep sheet with:
- guest background
- why my audience cares
- 10 questions
- 5 risky or unusually interesting angles
- 3 possible short clips for social
- follow-up email draft

Create a project room for my book. Track:
- premise
- audience
- current manuscript status
- chapter map
- open questions
- continuity issues
- style rules
- next actions

When I return, brief me on where we left off and what the next useful move is.

Build me a simple local mission control dashboard for my creative work. Start with:
- active projects
- content pipeline
- recent ideas
- today's creative brief
- upcoming deadlines
- useful links

Keep it local-first and simple. We can add tools later.

Every Friday, review the ideas I sent you this week. Group them into:
- worth making now
- worth saving
- probably noise

For the best three, give me a title, thesis, audience, and next action.

Research this topic for my audience: [topic]. Give me:
- what beginners misunderstand
- what experts argue about
- 5 surprising facts
- 5 useful sources
- 3 possible video/script angles
- what I should not claim without verification

Every weekday at 9 AM, ask me one question about my current creative priority. If I answer, help me turn it into a 25-minute action. If I do not answer, do not nag me more than once.