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Build a morning routine that gets you out the door on time
Every morning ends in a mad dash. Get a timed routine worked back from when you leave, plus a 15-minute 'running late' version.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me build a morning routine that gets us out of the door on time. Time I must leave: [e.g. 8.10am] Time I get up now: [e.g. 7.15am] Who's getting ready: [e.g. me, a 7-year-old, a 4-year-old] Things that must happen: [e.g. breakfast, packed lunches, dog out, shower] What usually goes wrong: [e.g. lost shoes, arguments over TV, can't find keys] What I'd like if there's time: [e.g. a coffee sitting down] Before you start, ask me up to 3 short questions if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Work backwards from my leaving time and give me a timed routine in 5-minute steps, with who does what. 2. Build in a 10-minute buffer and show where it sits. 3. A night-before list of no more than 5 jobs that take pressure off the morning. 4. A "running late" version that gets us out in 15 minutes, with what gets dropped. 5. A short fridge version of the routine, one line per step. If it doesn't fit, tell me what to cut or move to the night before. Don't add jobs I haven't mentioned, apart from the buffer. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. e.g. 8.10am: a short note you already have. e.g. 7.15am: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Copilot
Help me build a morning routine that gets us out of the door on time. Time I must leave: [e.g. 8.10am] Time I get up now: [e.g. 7.15am] Who's getting ready: [e.g. me, a 7-year-old, a 4-year-old] Things that must happen: [e.g. breakfast, packed lunches, dog out, shower] What usually goes wrong: [e.g. lost shoes, arguments over TV, can't find keys] What I'd like if there's time: [e.g. a coffee sitting down] Before you start, ask me up to 3 short questions if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Work backwards from my leaving time and give me a timed routine in 5-minute steps, with who does what. 2. Build in a 10-minute buffer and show where it sits. 3. A night-before list of no more than 5 jobs that take pressure off the morning. 4. A "running late" version that gets us out in 15 minutes, with what gets dropped. 5. A short fridge version of the routine, one line per step. If it doesn't fit, tell me what to cut or move to the night before. Don't add jobs I haven't mentioned, apart from the buffer. UK English. Stay in this Copilot chat. Leave plugins off, and do not open a file from OneDrive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. e.g. 8.10am: a short note you already have. e.g. 7.15am: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You type when you need to leave, who's getting ready and what always goes wrong.
The assistant asks what has to happen before you leave and what can move to the night before.
You get a timed routine, a night-before list and a short version for late days.
What happens
Use Copilot to build a morning routine that gets you out the door on time
Every morning ends in a mad dash. Get a timed routine worked back from when you leave, plus a 15-minute 'running late' version.
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