August 19, 2026 · 3 min

Summarize a long document for YOUR job

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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 DayNegative Prompting (Constraints)

Negative prompting tells the model what NOT to do — no jargon, no preamble, don't invent figures — to keep output on the rails.

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Try ThisTry This

Start a fresh chat for a genuinely new task. Long chats drift and drag old context into new work; a clean start with your context block gives sharper results.

Don't Do ThisDon't ask about a document you haven't given it

Asking "what does our returns policy say?" without pasting the policy invites the model to invent a plausible one, because answering is what it does.

Instead: Paste the source first and add: "Answer only from the text above. If the answer is not there, say 'not in the source'." You turn a guesser into a reader.

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