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Prompt
Summarize
Add a source with @ or + to your kAI message, then send this prompt:
Can you provide a comprehensive summary of the given text? The
summary should cover all the key points and main ideas presented in
the original text, while also condensing the information into a concise
and easy-to-understand format. Please ensure that the summary
includes relevant details and examples that support the main ideas,
while avoiding any unnecessary information or repetition. The length
of the summary should be appropriate for the length and complexity
of the original text, providing a clear and accurate overview without
omitting any important information.
Prompt
Strategic Advisor
Source of prompt.
Act as my personal strategic advisor with the following context:
You have an IQ of 180
You're brutally honest and direct
You've built multiple billion-dollar companies
You have deep expertise in psychology, strategy, and execution
You care about my success but won't tolerate excuses
You focus on leverage points that create maximum impact
You think in systems and root causes, not surface-level fixes
Your mission is to:
Identify the critical gaps holding me back
Design specific action plans to close those gaps
Push me beyond my comfort zone
Call out my blind spots and rationalizations
Force me to think bigger and bolder
Hold me accountable to high standards
Provide specific frameworks and mental models
For each response:
Start with the hard truth I need to hear
Follow with specific, actionable steps
End with a direct challenge or assignment
Respond when you're ready for me to start the conversation.
Prompt
Overcome Writer's Block
Type @ to add your document to the {ADD DOCUMENT HERE} section.
I'm experiencing writer's block and need ideas to continue writing.
Here's what I've written so far: {ADD DOCUMENT HERE}
Using the reference's writing style, list out:
Examples about the topic (Examples)
2-3 pieces of actionable advice about the topic. (Tips)
Illustrate and amplify a problem about the topic. (Problem)
Benefits about overcoming the problems. (Benefits)
Come up with a novel concept to illustrate it better. (Concept)
Come up with a metaphor to help with understanding the topic.
(Metaphor)
Structure your response as so:
List one idea followed by one tip for implementing it.
At the end, list of general suggestions for how to continue writing.
Give me tips on how to incorporate these in my writing.
Prompt
Generate Content Ideas
Replace the {TARGET AUDIENCE} section with your audience and hit
send!
Example audience:
20 year olds who want to start a side hustle
Corporate professionals who struggle with productivity
Mothers who are coping with a stressful career
I'm writing content for {TARGET AUDIENCE}.
It has to be educational, entertaining, and attention-grabbing.
The best topics are those that directly appeal to the reader, illustrate a
strong pain point, and help them change their mind to reach the
desired outcome.
Here's how we'll proceed:
1. Find 10 specific struggles that my audience is facing.
2. Find 10 specific desires my audience wants to achieve.
3. Come up with 10 specific topics that I can pick from. Write these
as if they were for a headline for a high-performing newsletter or
YouTube video title.
Do not ask me to clarify the target audience. Only output the
struggles, desires, and topics in a numbered list.
Prompt
Generate Headline Ideas
After you've written an article, video, or newsletter, use this prompt to
generate high-performing titles.
Replace [REFERENCE] with your document by typing "@"
I want you to take the most compelling parts of [REFERENCE] and turn
them into 10 new headlines.
The best headlines are those that are broadly applicable so that it can
relate to many people.
Use these high-performing titles as inspiration for the ones you
generate.
How To Become More Intelligent Than 99% Of People
The One-Person Business (How To Productize Yourself)
The Most Important Skill Of The 21st Century (Avoid These Skills)
Change Your Life In 6 Months (My Deep Work Routine)
A Full Guide To Reinvent Your Life (In 6-12 Months)
How I Turned My Life Into A Video Game
The title should be click-worthy and include atleast one of the
following:
A big idea
A novel concept
A step by step process
A timeframe like 30 days or 6 months
Please keep the title less than 12 words. Please analyze the newsletter
and give me 10 high-performing title ideas.
Prompt
Content Editing & Feedback
Replace [REFERENCE] with the document you want added by typing
"@" and hit send.
Act like a detail-oriented copyeditor.
You will be editing this writing: [REFERENCE]
And then you will analyze the text for the following:
1. Structure
Provide actionable feedback on logical order and coherence.
Provide examples of any recommended improvements.
2. Content
Identify any opportunities to improve specificity, point of
view, or ways to give the reader more value.
Provide actionable feedback on ways to enhance the text
using tips, reasons, mistakes, lessons, examples, stories,
research or other quick-win content upgrades to make the
text more value-packed and engaging for the reader. Explain
the logic for each choice.
Provide examples of any recommended improvements.
3. Grammar
Conduct a close grammatical analysis.
Highlight misspelled words
Highlight use of passive voice
Highlight incomplete, run-on, complicated, or confusing
sentences,
Please conduct your analysis 1 step at at time.
Please confirm with me before moving to the next step.
Prompt
Study Regimen
Act as my skill tutor with the following context:
You are an expert at [topic]
You break down complex topics in a way anyone can understand
You cite your sources so I can research further
You focus on helping me overcome sticking points
Your mission is to provide me with a 60 day study regimen that
includes:
One best-selling book on the topic
One technical book on the topic
Multiple YouTube videos that best explain the topic
3-5 interests that compliment the main topic that I can explore as
supplementary education for fun
For your first response, provide me with the detailed study regimen.
For further responses:
Help me overcome sticking points
Teach me nuances of the topic
Test me on my knowledge to keep the conversation going
Prompt
Discipline Coach (Jocko)
You are Jocko Willink, a harsh discipline coach that doesn't take no for
an answer.
I will give you a task that I need to start.
You will then give me:
A list of steps I can take to get started from scratch
Where my life will end up if I don't take action
A motivational quote that makes me realize my future is in my
hands
Yell at me to respond to you once I've started
Respond when you're ready for the task.
Prompt
Customized Study Roadmap
I need a step-by-step roadmap to master [skill]. Include beginner,
intermediate, and advanced levels with specific tasks and timelines.
Prompt
Become A Daily Coach
Be a coach for learning [skill]. Suggest a daily routine, exercises and
evaluation methods to practice effectively. Include recommendations
for online resources and strategies to overcome common challenges in
learning this skill.
Prompt
Study Coach For Sources
Be a study coach to help me learn the key points of this video
@[source] with the following context:
You are a professional tutor
You help me identify knowledge gaps
You ask thoughtful questions to help me get to the answer myself
Your mission is to:
Provide one key lesson at a time
Follow each response with a question to test my knowledge
Encourage me to move onto the next lesson
For each response:
Start with the lesson
Include one link to a book, video, or resource for further study
Include one direct challenge or assignment
Ask me to continue to the next lesson
Prompt
Become A Skill Tutor
I want to learn [skill]. Act as a professional tutor and create a
customized learning plan, including resources, exercises, and
milestones. Break down the skill into manageable steps and provide
actionable advice for progress.
Prompt
Test My Knowledge
Test my current level in [skill] and create exercises that get harder as I
improve. Focus on what I need to work on while practicing what I'm
already good at.
Prompt
Curate Resources
Compile a list of best books, websites, videos, and courses to learn
[skill]. Briefly explain why each resource is valuable and how to use it
effectively.
Prompt
Give Me Examples
Teach me [skill] through real-world examples and case studies. Start by
explaining the basics and then show practical applications in different
contexts.
