Issue #23 · October 8, 2026 · 3 min
Write a first-draft process doc (SOP) from how you do it
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Get it freePrompt of the DayWrite a first-draft process doc (SOP) from how you do it
You do something well and need to document it so others can too.
Turn my description into a clean step-by-step process document (SOP) someone new could follow. Include: purpose, when to use it, numbered steps, tools needed, common mistakes to avoid, and a definition of 'done.' Ask me about any step that seems incomplete. How I do it: [describe the process]
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Word of the DayChain-of-Thought Prompting
Chain-of-thought prompting asks the model to reason step by step before answering, improving accuracy on multi-step problems.
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To make AI sound like YOU, paste 2-3 samples of your own writing and say 'learn my voice from these, then write in it.' Instant personalization.
Don't Do ThisDon't use it as a search engine for current facts
Unless a tool is explicitly browsing the live web, its knowledge has a cutoff date and it will still answer questions about last week with total assurance.
Instead: Use it for reasoning, structure and drafting; use a real search for anything time-sensitive. If you need both, paste the search result in and ask it to reason over that.
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