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Turn a messy brain dump into a clear to-do list

Everything swirling in your head, typed or spoken in one go, sorted into a prioritised list with quick wins and things you can drop.

Personal AssistantBeginner5 minAI assistantReminders app
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When to use it

When you feel overwhelmed

Step by step

  1. Get it all out

    Type or speak everything on your mind into your AI assistant, in any order. Half-sentences are fine.

  2. Ask it to sort

    Follow your brain dump with this prompt.

    Prompt to copyThat was everything on my mind. Turn it into an organised to-do list. Group tasks into: Today, This week, Later, and Could drop or delegate. Mark anything that takes under 5 minutes as a quick win. For bigger tasks, break them into the first small step only. Point out anything that has a deadline. Keep wording short so I can paste it into my reminders app. Then ask me if any priorities are wrong.
  3. Correct the priorities

    Tell the AI if anything is in the wrong group. You know your life best.

  4. Move tasks into your reminders

    Copy the Today and This week items into your phone's Reminders app or to-do list, with dates for anything time-sensitive.

What you get

Today: Reply to Sam about Saturday (quick win). Book MOT (quick win, due 30 Nov). This week: Sort school trip money. Start tax return: first step, find last year's login. Later: Clear out garage. Could drop: Re-organising the spice rack.

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