Prompt details

Tested on

Claude Opus 5.5

Length

570 words · 3 fill-ins

Example input

[Your brain dump]: Logo concepts for Fernway Coffee due Wednesday (3 concepts, have sketches only) Menu redesign for Basil and Brine, final files due Friday Brand guidelines PDF for Northgate Physio, client asked for it 2 weeks ago, no hard date invoice Basil and Brine for the deposit invoice Northgate, it's overdue by me reply to 9 emails, some from last week quarterly tax payment, due in about 3 weeks find my receipts for taxes update portfolio site with last 3 projects renew domain name, expires in 10 days call about the internet bill being wrong dentist appointment I keep forgetting to book groceries laundry has been on the chair for 4 days return the drawing tablet that doesn't work reply to my sister about the birthday plan sign up for the type design course before it fills water the plants back up the laptop post on Instagram, haven't posted in 6 weeks new client inquiry from a bakery, haven't answered in 5 days fix my chair look at my budget

[Your typical day]: Freelance graphic designer, work from home alone. Wake around 8, start work about 9:30 after coffee. Mornings are my best time if I don't open email first. After lunch (around 1) I usually lose the afternoon to my phone or small tasks and feel bad about it. Second wind around 8pm, sometimes work until 1am. Gym class Monday and Thursday at 6pm when I make it. My partner gets home at 6.

[What has failed before]: Notion setup with 6 databases: abandoned after a week. Strict hour-by-hour schedules: I fall behind by 11am and give up on the day. To-do lists with 40 items stress me out. Phone reminders get swiped away. What has helped: working at a cafe, a friend who sometimes works with me on video, and hard deadlines.

Example output

1. Sorted

*Assumption: today is a workday, not a gym day, and Wednesday is still ahead.*

Now (today, 3 items)

1. Fernway logo: turn sketches into 3 rough digital concepts (due Wednesday)

2. Send 2 invoices: Northgate (overdue) + Basil and Brine deposit

3. Reply to the bakery inquiry (5 days waiting)

Next (this week)

Basil and Brine menu: final files due Friday
Renew domain (expires in 10 days, so do it this week)
Sign up for type design course (before it fills)
Reply to the 9 emails (one batch); include a delivery date for Northgate
Reply to sister about the birthday plan
Call about the wrong internet bill
Book the dentist
Return the drawing tablet (check return window: [deadline])
Back up the laptop (start it, let it run)
Laundry off the chair
Water the plants

Later (when to look again)

Northgate brand guidelines PDF: send the date this week, build after Friday. *Look again: weekly reset.*
Find tax receipts, then quarterly tax payment (~3 weeks). *Look again: weekly reset; receipts first.*
Look at budget: pair with the receipts session. *Look again: same session.*
Update portfolio with last 3 projects. *Look again: after Friday's menu delivery.*
Instagram: 1 post from a portfolio project. *Look again: after portfolio update.*
Fix chair. *Look again: weekly reset.*

Drop or hand off

Groceries: ask your partner, or order delivery.
Instagram "catch-up": drop it. One post later is enough.
Fix chair: hand off to [person/repair shop], or drop until it bothers you.

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2. First steps

Fernway logo (3 concepts)

1. Lay the sketches out on the desk.

2. Snap a photo of each sketch with your phone, then put the phone in another room.

3. Open a new file named `Fernway_concepts_v1` and drop the photos in.

4. Circle the 3 strongest sketches.

5. Type one 5-word line under each: what the idea is.

6. Set a 10-min timer. Trace concept 1's main shape.

7. Set a 10-min timer. Add type to concept 1.

8. Repeat steps 6–7 for concept 2.

9. Repeat steps 6–7 for concept 3.

10. Export one rough PDF of all 3. Rough counts as done for today.

Two invoices

1. Open [invoicing tool or template].

2. Duplicate your last invoice.

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Claude Opus 5.5

This prompt builds an ADHD-friendly daily system from your brain dump, your real day and what failed before. You get a sorted list, 10-minute steps, a day plan with buffers, reminders, a stuck plan and a weekly reset.

What you get

Your brain dump sorted into Now (3 items at most), Next, Later and Drop
Today's tasks broken into steps of 10 minutes or less, each starting with a verb
A day plan built on your real energy, with buffers and a reset for your worst time
Reminders, a stuck plan and a 30-minute weekly reset

How to use it

1
Dump everything, untidy
Type every task and worry as it comes. Then describe a real day, not a good one, and what has failed before.
2
Start with step 1 only
Do the first step of the first Now item straight away. The plan is built so the first step takes minutes.
3
Restart, do not rebuild
After a bad day, use the stuck plan and the weekly reset rather than a new system. Paste a fresh brain dump each week.

Better results

Speak your brain dump into voice input if typing it feels like a task in itself.
When you get stuck later in the day, paste the one task and ask: "Break this into 5-minute steps, starting from my desk."
Keep the plan where you will see it, such as on paper beside the keyboard, rather than in another app.

Questions

Can ChatGPT help with ADHD?

ChatGPT and Claude can help with ADHD-style planning: sorting a brain dump, breaking tasks into small steps and building a day with buffers. They do not diagnose or treat ADHD; for that, or for medication questions, talk to a doctor or your prescriber.

What are good AI prompts for ADHD?

Good ADHD prompts work from your real day: they sort a messy brain dump, cut tasks into steps of 10 minutes or less, plan around your worst hours and include what to do when you get stuck. This prompt asks for all of that.

Can AI make an ADHD treatment plan?

No. A treatment plan comes from a doctor or clinician who can assess you. AI can help with practical structure, such as daily plans, reminders and task breakdowns, which this prompt does without diagnosing or advising on medication.

Updated 8 Nov 2026