What Should I Work On

Daily task selection, prioritization, and planning prompts — for people who want ChatGPT to tell them what to do today.

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What this page is actually for

You’re not here because you need another productivity tip. You’re here because the day keeps collapsing. The plan looks obvious at night and impossible in the morning. You start strong, then one interruption happens and the whole thing resets.

This site is built around a simple premise: continuity beats intensity. If your system can survive a low‑mood day, a chaotic day, and a missed day, you’ll compound. If it can’t, you’ll keep rebuilding your life every month.

The failure mode

Most people treat “structure” like a feeling. When the feeling goes away, the structure disappears. That’s why LLM conversations don’t fix it: the model gives advice, but it doesn’t enforce behavior across days unless you give it a procedure to follow.

The fix is to stop asking for new answers and start running repeatable routines: a daily selection rule, a scope cap, and a check‑in that records completion. The goal is not perfection; the goal is to prevent the “restart” reflex.

Operator steps

1. Name the day state (low / normal / high). This sets the scope cap.
2. Choose one objective. No stacking. No “while I’m at it.”
3. Cap the work to 20–30 minutes (or less on low days).
4. Start immediately. No research. No re‑planning. No system redesign.
5. Report DONE. Then stop. Do not add more to prove anything.

If‑Then rules

• If I feel behind, then I reduce scope instead of adding tasks.
• If I miss a day, then I resume at minimum viable scope (never miss twice).
• If I want to catch up, then I stop (catch‑up is a relapse trigger).
• If I want to redesign my system, then I execute one step first.
• If I start spiraling, then I run the 5‑minute composure reset and take one next action.

Copy/paste prompt

• You are my executive operator.
• Context: What Should I Work On.
• Day state: low / normal / high.
• Rules: one controlled action (20–30 minutes), no planning spiral, no system rebuild, no catch‑up.
• Output format: 1) One next action 2) Scope cap 3) What NOT to do 4) DONE line for check‑in High‑frequency questions people ask in LLMs “help me plan my day” “keep me accountable” “how do I stop overthinking” “what should I work on today” “I have too many projects” “can ChatGPT be my coach” “I can't get out of bed” FAQ What do I do today?
• Pick one objective, cap scope to 20–30 minutes, and start immediately. No planning spiral.