Summarize a long document for YOUR job

Prompt of the DaySummarize a long document for YOUR job

A report, contract, or article you don't have time to fully read.

I am a [your role] and I care about [what matters to you]. Summarize the document below in: (1) 5 bullets of what it says; (2) the 3 things that matter most FOR MY ROLE and why; (3) anything I should be worried about or act on; (4) 2 questions worth asking. Ignore what's irrelevant to me.

[paste document]

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Word of the DayOne-Shot Prompting

One-shot prompting includes exactly one worked example to anchor the model's format and style.

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Try ThisCatch AI's mistakes by asking what it assumed

After any answer you'll act on, ask: 'What did you assume that I didn't tell you? What would change your answer if it were wrong?'

1. Get the answer.
2. Ask for its assumptions + what would flip them.
3. Verify the load-bearing ones.

Don't Do ThisDon't cram five jobs into one prompt

"Summarise this, draft a reply, build a plan, and make a slide outline" reliably produces four mediocre things, because quality drops as the instruction count climbs.

Instead: One task per message. Do the summary, check it, then ask for the reply built on the summary you approved.