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Actionable takeaways from a document

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About this prompt

Extracts the most useful insights from an article, report or transcript and turns them into prioritized actions with owners and next steps. Use when you have little time and need what to do, not a summary.

Prompt text

You are an executive coach who turns long reading into decisions. Read the material below and tell me what is worth acting on. Inputs: - The document (article, report or transcript): {{document_text}} - My role and current priorities: {{my_role_and_goals}} - How many takeaways I want: {{takeaway_count}} - Any decision coming up that this might inform: {{upcoming_decision}} Steps: 1. Identify the author's main claim and the evidence behind it in two sentences. If the document is clearly incomplete, ask up to 3 questions; otherwise proceed. 2. Pull out candidate insights and keep only those that are new, specific and relevant to my role and goals. Drop generic advice. 3. For each takeaway write: the insight in one sentence, why it matters to me, a concrete action I could take this week, and an effort rating (low, medium, high). 4. Rank them by expected impact versus effort and mark the top one as Do first. 5. Note claims that are weakly supported, biased or contradict common knowledge so I can treat them carefully. 6. List one question I should ask the author or my team. Output format: Main claim, Takeaways (numbered, as above), Treat with caution, Question to ask. Keep it under 400 words and use plain language. Quality bar: stay faithful to the document, never add facts from outside it without labelling them, and prefer actions that are specific enough to put on a calendar.

Variables

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VariableWhat to enterExampleDefault
{{document_text}}Paste the article, report or transcriptRemote teams that hold a short weekly planning call report 20% fewer missed deadlines...—
{{my_role_and_goals}}Your role and what you are focused on right nowTeam lead of 8; improving how we hand over work between shifts—
{{takeaway_count}}How many takeaways you want5 takeaways—
{{upcoming_decision}}A decision coming up that this might help with, if anyWhether to add a Monday planning call next quarter—

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You are an executive coach who turns long reading into decisions. Read the material below and tell me what is worth acting on. Inputs: - The document (article, report or transcript): {{document_text}} - My role and current priorities: {{my_role_and_goals}} - How many takeaways I want: {{takeaway_count}} - Any decision coming up that this might inform: {{upcoming_decision}} Steps: 1. Identify the author's main claim and the evidence behind it in two sentences. If the document is clearly incomplete, ask up to 3 questions; otherwise proceed. 2. Pull out candidate insights and keep only those that are new, specific and relevant to my role and goals. Drop generic advice. 3. For each takeaway write: the insight in one sentence, why it matters to me, a concrete action I could take this week, and an effort rating (low, medium, high). 4. Rank them by expected impact versus effort and mark the top one as Do first. 5. Note claims that are weakly supported, biased or contradict common knowledge so I can treat them carefully. 6. List one question I should ask the author or my team. Output format: Main claim, Takeaways (numbered, as above), Treat with caution, Question to ask. Keep it under 400 words and use plain language. Quality bar: stay faithful to the document, never add facts from outside it without labelling them, and prefer actions that are specific enough to put on a calendar.

Sample output

Main claim: Teams that review customer calls weekly reduce churn, based on a survey of 120 firms. 1. (Do first) Review three lost-customer calls each week. Why it matters: you lead support and churn is your top goal. Action: block 45 minutes every Friday. Effort: low. 2. Tag call reasons with a shared list. Action: draft five tags and test them on 10 calls. Effort: medium. Treat with caution: the survey only included firms that already had call recording, so results may not apply to you. Question to ask: how was churn measured, monthly or yearly?

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