Explain a medical or legal letter in plain words (with care)
Goal. Understand an official letter well enough to know what to do and whom to ask.
Open. Chat, any plan; attach the letter; turn off memory for sensitive letters (Chapter 1.6).
Attached is a [medical / legal / tax] letter. Explain it to me in plain words as if I were a smart 15-year-old. 1. What it says, in 5 lines. 2. Every word or code I might not know, explained. 3. What it asks me to do, and by when. 4. What I should ask a [doctor / lawyer / accountant], as a list of questions. 5. What is urgent, if anything. Do not give me a diagnosis or legal advice; help me understand and prepare.
What you get · Watch out
What you get. A plain explanation, a glossary, actions and dates, a question list for the professional.
Watch out. This prepares you for the professional; it does not replace them. For anything with a deadline, mark it in your calendar now. If stuck: Chapters 1.2, 4.8.
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See all →Summarize a long PDF and list the actions
Goal. Know what a long document says and what I have to do about it, in five minutes.
Open. Chat, any plan; attach the PDF.
Read the attached document. I am [who, e.g. a tenant / a small business owner / a parent]. 1. Summarize it in 5 plain-language bullets. 2. List every action, deadline or payment it asks of me, as a table: what, by when, page number. 3. Tell me the one thing I must not miss, and anything that looks unusual or unfair. Quote the document's exact words for anything about money or dates.
What you get · Watch out
What you get. Five bullets, an actions table with page numbers, one warning.
Watch out. Very long files get cut; say *read pages X to Y* if the end is missing. Check money and dates against the page it cites. If stuck: Chapters 1.2, 4.8.
Learn a topic with a quiz at the end
Goal. Understand something new in 20 minutes and prove it to myself.
Open. Chat, any plan.
Teach me [topic] at the level of [a complete beginner / someone who knows X]. I learn best with [examples / pictures described in words / analogies]. Steps: 1 explain the idea in 5 lines; 2 one everyday example; 3 the three mistakes beginners make; 4 a 3-question quiz, one at a time, waiting for my answer each time; 5 tell me what to learn next. Use plain words; explain any technical term the first time.
What you get · Watch out
What you get. A short lesson, then a quiz that waits for your answers and corrects you.
Watch out. Answer the quiz honestly; the point is finding what you missed. Ask "why" whenever something is unclear. If stuck: Chapter 0.4.
Ask Claude to review its own work
Goal. Better results from anything Claude made, in one extra message.
Open. Any Claude, any plan; use right after any answer.
Now review what you just made as a [strict editor / senior expert / my toughest customer]. List what is weak, missing, unclear or possibly wrong, most important first. Do not fix anything yet.
What you get · Watch out
What you get. An honest list of problems, then a better version.
Watch out. Keep the review and the fix as two messages. Two rounds is usually enough; after that add facts, not rounds. If stuck: Chapter 4.5.