/breakdown

Breaks a big project into small, ordered steps.

The full prompt

/breakdown Break this project into steps: [project]. Deadline: [date or weeks]. Group the steps into phases, and for each step give a rough time estimate and what it depends on. Make the first step something I can start today in under 30 minutes.

Replace the highlighted [brackets] with your own details, then send.

What you're asking

You ask the AI to split a project into manageable steps. You get phases, estimates, and an easy first step.

Give it

  • The project
  • Deadline
  • Who helps
  • What's already done

Filled-in example

/breakdown Break this project into steps: produce our annual report. Deadline: 6 weeks from now. Group the steps into phases, and for each step give a rough time estimate and what it depends on. Make the first step something I can start today in under 30 minutes.

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