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writing Beginner

Rewrite Corporate Jargon Into Something a Human Would Actually Say

I have a piece of internal corporate writing that's full of phrases like 'levera...

#writing #tone #jargon

#writing #headlines #copywriting

Write a Headline That Doesn't Rely on Curiosity-Gap Clickbait

I need a headline for a piece of writing — could be an article, a section, a lan...

#coding #architecture #abstraction

coding Advanced

Decide Whether to Extract a Shared Module or Just Copy the Code One More Time

I have a piece of logic that now appears in three places across our codebase. I'...

#writing #structure #essay

Restructure an essay that has a great middle but a weak opening and ending

I have an essay where paragraphs 4-8 are doing real work but the opening (paragr...

#education #curriculum #engagement

education Intermediate

Design a one-week intro unit that hooks students before the hard material

I'm teaching a course where the first three weeks of content are necessary but u...

#email #vendor #rejection

email Intermediate

Tell a vendor their proposal lost without burning the relationship

A vendor I respect just lost a bid to a competitor. I want to tell them clearly ...

#writing #editing #structure

Find the paragraph where the argument actually starts and cut everything before it

I'm going to paste a draft of an essay or article below. It's likely too long an...

#marketing #content #pillar-content

marketing Advanced

Pick one piece of content to nurture into 50% of inbound for the quarter

You are a content strategist. Instead of publishing 12 mediocre posts this quart...

#writing #thesis #argument

Find the single sentence in your draft that your whole argument actually rests on

I've written [type of piece] and it's about [X words]. The intended argument is ...

#education #feedback #writing

education Intermediate

Give written feedback on a student's essay that they will actually use

I'm marking [type of writing assignment] from [grade/level]. The piece is [paste...

email intermediate

Follow up on a silent email without sliding from professional to begging

Act as a B2B sales coach who has read thousands of follow-up sequences. I sent a...

#email #follow-up #sales

#excel #formulas #debugging

excel Advanced

Reverse-engineer a broken Excel formula someone else wrote

I inherited a spreadsheet with a long, nested Excel formula I don't understand a...

#writing #op-ed #pitching

Write an Op-Ed Pitch a Major Outlet Will Open

Help me pitch an op-ed to [OUTLET]. My argument: [ARGUMENT IN ONE SENTENCE]. Why...

#outline #longform #article-structure

Outline a Long Form Article From a Loose Pile of Notes

I have a loose pile of notes for a long-form article and I'm stuck. Notes: [PAST...

email Intermediate

Email Following Up After No Response (3rd Touch)

Compose a third follow-up email to a prospect who has not responded to two previ...

#email #follow-up #sales

#feedback #grading #writing

education Intermediate

Education: Give Feedback on Student Work Without Just Marking Errors

Read this student's draft and write feedback that does three things in this orde...

#writing #long-form #argument

Writing: Find the Real Argument Buried in My Draft

Read this draft: [PASTE]. Don't edit it yet. First, tell me what argument it's a...

#education #curriculum #course-design

education Advanced

Education: Design a Course That Doesn't Lose Half the Class in Week 2

I'm designing a [N]-week course on [TOPIC] for [AUDIENCE]. Help me front-load th...

#hr #performance review #feedback

hr Intermediate

Write a performance review that the person can use, not just file

Help me write a performance review for [DIRECT REPORT — role, tenure]. My notes ...

productivity Intermediate

Make a reversible decision quickly instead of a perfect one slowly

I'm trying to decide between [OPTIONS] about [SUBJECT]. I've been on it for [HOW...

#productivity #decision making #speed

#writing #feedback #critique

Critique my draft like an editor who likes me but won't lie to me

I'm going to paste a draft. Review it like an editor I trust — someone who wants...

#re-engagement #email list #sunset

marketing Intermediate

Write a re-engagement email to a list that hasn't opened anything in 6 months

Write a re-engagement email for a list of subscribers who haven't opened anythin...

Open a long-form essay with a hook that survives the scroll

I am writing a long-form piece on [topic]. Help me write 5 distinct opening para...

#writing #blogging #hook