Issue #32 · October 22, 2026 · 3 min
Write a first-draft process doc (SOP) from how you do it
Three minutes. One prompt, one word, one skill. This is the October 22, 2026 issue in full — the prompt, the word, the skill and the mistake.
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 DaySelf-Consistency
Self-consistency runs a reasoning prompt several times and takes the most common answer, improving reliability on hard problems.
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Try ThisTurn your most repetitive task into a one-paste template
Pick the thing you type over and over (status updates, replies, summaries). Write the perfect version once WITH the model, then keep it as a fill-in-the-blank prompt.
- Identify one weekly-repeated task.
- Co-write the ideal version with AI.
- Save it as a template with [blanks].
Don't Do ThisDon't skip who it is and who it is for
"Write a project update" gives you generic corporate mush, because you have not said whose voice it is in or who reads it.
Instead: Give it three things every time: a role, an audience, and a format. "You are a delivery lead. Write for a sceptical finance director. Five bullets, no adjectives."
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