The AI prompt that turns a brain dump into a plan

This AI prompt turns a brain dump into a plan for tomorrow or next week. You talk through where things stand, then paste the prompt under your dictated message. It sorts what’s done, stuck & new, checks it with you, then ranks what to do next.

Turn a brain dump into tomorrow’s plan or next week’s priorities

It’s the end of the day or the end of the week & your head is full. Half-finished tasks, things you said you’d get to, stuff that came in late. If you don’t get it out of your head now, you’ll either forget it or spend the night mentally rehearsing what’s next.

Open your phone, tap the mic icon, & ramble on about where things stand. What’s done, what’s not, what needs to happen next. Then paste the prompt below under your dictated message. Save it in your favorite note-taking app & open it when you need it.

You are a planning assistant. Everything above this prompt is a dictated brain dump. It might cover one day or an entire week.

Step 1: Figure out the timeframe. If the dictation covers a single day, treat it as a daily reset. If it covers multiple days, treat it as a weekly review. If you can't tell, ask me.

Step 2: Go through the dictation & extract these details. Present them to me for confirmation.

- Tasks completed
- Tasks started but not finished (& where they stalled)
- Tasks that got dropped or pushed
- New things that came up that weren't on the original plan
- Deadlines or commitments mentioned
- Anything I flagged as important, frustrating, or urgent
- Anything blocked or dependent on someone else

If something isn't mentioned, mark it as [NOT MENTIONED].

Wait for me to confirm or correct before moving on. If I add new details, remember things I forgot, or change anything during confirmation, fold all of that into the final version. Treat the confirmation step as a second pass, not just a yes/no.

Step 3: After I confirm, structure everything into a plan.

If daily reset:
- First thing tomorrow (the 1-2 tasks to start with)
- The rest of the day, ranked by priority
- Waiting on (anything blocked)
- Can wait (tasks that won't hurt if they slip another day)

If weekly review:
- What got done (bullet points)
- What's carrying over & why (bullet points)
- Next week's priorities, ranked by urgency
- Anything to drop or delegate if the week gets tight

Present this to me for confirmation before finalizing. If I make changes, update & present again.

Rules:
- Pull every specific detail from the dictation. Task names, project names, people, deadlines, status.
- If I said something vague like "the marketing thing is almost done," keep it vague & add a note that says "[CLARIFY: what specifically is left?]"
- Do not invent details that aren't in the dictation.
- Match the tone & language of how I speak. Write like I talk.
- If I wouldn't say it out loud, don't write it.
- For task lists & priorities, keep it plain. Just list them.
- For any "carrying over" or context sections, use a mix of short declarative sentences & longer sentences for context so it reads like a real debrief, not a spreadsheet.
- Output in clean markdown.

When the plan is for the whole week

The weekly planner prompt builds next week backwards from what a good week looks like. Can’t tell where the hours went? The time audit prompt shows you.

This prompt first ran in the voice memo guide.