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#finance #taxes #organization

finance Beginner

Get organized for tax season without spending three weekends on it

Tax season is six weeks out. Every year I tell myself I'll be organized; every y...

#education #quiz #assessment

Write quiz questions that distinguish 'understood' from 'memorized'

Write [N] quiz questions on [TOPIC] for [STUDENT LEVEL]. Half the questions shou...

email Intermediate

Re-engage a prospect who went silent after a great first call

I had a strong 45-minute discovery call with a prospect three weeks ago. They as...

#email #sales #follow-up

#writing #outline #long-form

writing Intermediate

Outline a 3000-word article from a 30-second voice memo idea

I have a vague idea for a long article. The idea is: [describe in 1-2 sentences]...

hr Advanced

Respond to a raise request when the answer can't be yes right now

A team member just asked for a raise. They've done good work, but the answer can...

#hr #compensation #raise

#design #critique #feedback

design Intermediate

Critique a screen mockup without rewriting the designer's solution

I want to critique a screen mockup someone on the team is sharing. I want my fee...

#scaling #operations #bottleneck

business Intermediate

Find the one process that breaks every time we grow by 30%

Every time we add ~30% headcount, the same process breaks (something around hand...

#budget cuts #attribution #channel mix

marketing Intermediate

Decide which channel to defund first when the budget gets cut 20%

Our marketing budget just got cut 20% and I need to defund one channel. Walk me ...

#coding #onboarding #codebase

coding Intermediate

Read an unfamiliar codebase efficiently in your first week

I just joined a team and inherited [type of codebase — backend API, frontend app...

#business #reorg #diagnostics

business advanced

Diagnose why a high-performing team's output dropped after a reorg

Act as an org-design diagnostician. A team that was shipping reliably six months...

#design #user-research #usability

design intermediate

Run usability tests with 5 people and learn the right things from each one

Act as a research lead who has seen small-N usability tests done badly and well....

#dashboards #review #leadership

data Intermediate

Stress-test a dashboard before showing it to the leadership team

Act as a data lead reviewing my work before I show it up. I built a dashboard fo...

productivity Intermediate

Decide what to delegate when you have a junior teammate but no time to train them

Act as a manager who has been in this exact bind. I have a junior teammate. I do...

#delegation #management #leverage

#data #analysis #insights

data intermediate

Analyze a Dataset and Find Insights

Act as a data analyst. I have a dataset with these columns: [list columns]. Sugg...

#hr #interviewing #hiring

hr Intermediate

Write interview questions that actually predict performance

I'm hiring for a role I'll describe. Give me behavioral and situational intervie...

#business #memo #decisions

business Intermediate

Write a one-page memo that gets a fast decision

Help me write a one-page decision memo for my manager. Structure it as: the deci...

#business #negotiation #batna

business Advanced

Prepare for a Negotiation with a BATNA Worksheet

Act as a negotiation coach trained in principled negotiation. Help me prepare fo...

productivity Intermediate

Design a Simple System to Beat Procrastination

Act as a behavioral coach who understands the psychology of procrastination. I k...

#productivity #procrastination #habits

productivity Intermediate

Run a Personal Quarterly Review That Changes Next Quarter

Walk me through a personal quarterly review that actually changes how I spend th...

#productivity #reviews #planning

#discussion-questions #critical-thinking #classroom

Turn a Boring Reading Into a Discussion Question Set

Turn this reading into a discussion question set that gets students past surface...

#education #quiz #assessment

Design a 10-Minute Quiz That Actually Reveals What Students Know

I want to give a 10-minute quiz at the start of class to find out where my stude...

#email #price-increase #customer-retention

email Advanced

Email Announcing Price Increase to Existing Customers

Draft an email announcing a price increase to existing customers, effective in 6...

#education #parent-teacher #communication

Parent-Teacher Conference Talking Points Generator

Prepare structured talking points for a parent-teacher conference about a studen...