Set them up (2 minutes each)
These aren't prompts you paste every morning — they're scheduled tasks. You set each one up once, and then ChatGPT or Claude messages you at the time you chose. The reminder shows up without you having to remember to ask for it — which is the whole point.
💬 In ChatGPT
- Open Scheduled from the sidebar (web, mobile or desktop)
- Create a task, paste the prompt, choose your cadence
- Or just paste the prompt in a normal chat — ChatGPT sets the schedule up for you
- Check your notification settings so the nudges actually reach you
- OpenAI's setup guide →
🤖 In Claude
- Open Claude Cowork → Scheduled in the left sidebar (if it's on your plan)
- New task → Create with Claude or Set up manually
- Paste the prompt, choose your cadence, confirm
- Paid plans only for now — it's in beta
- Claude's setup guide →
The ADHD-friendly prompt formula
⭐ Overwhelmed already? Start with five.
Don't set up all 25 — that's just a new doom pile. Start with the Starter Stack: Morning Launch Pad (#1), 10-Minute Evening Reset (#2), Sunday Life Admin Reset (#6), Laundry Loop (#8) and Bill Buffer (#15). Add more once those feel automatic.
Daily Stabilisers (1–5)
Small daily anchors that keep the wheels on. Each one is a couple of minutes, and each one ends with permission to stop. Replace [TIME] and [DAY] with whatever fits your actual life.
1 Morning Launch Pad
Best schedule: Weekdays at your usual getting-ready time.
Create a recurring weekday scheduled task called Morning Launch Pad. At [TIME], remind me to check my essentials before I leave or start work: keys, wallet, phone, charger, medication, water, calendar, and one thing I need for today. Keep it short, warm, and direct. Ask me: What is the one thing that would make today easier if I handled it now?
Why it works: Reduces the frantic last-minute scan and turns leaving the house into a repeatable cue.
2 10-Minute Evening Reset
Best schedule: Daily at the time your day usually starts to unravel.
Create a daily scheduled task called 10-Minute Evening Reset. At [TIME], give me exactly three steps: remove rubbish, collect dishes, clear one floor or surface area. Tell me to stop when the timer ends. Use a calm, non-shaming tone and remind me that visible progress counts.
Why it works: Keeps the room from becoming an emotional weather system. It's a reset, not a whole clean.
3 Future Me Prep
Best schedule: Nightly, 30–60 minutes before bed.
Create a nightly scheduled task called Future Me Prep. At [TIME], ask me to choose one small setup action for tomorrow: lay out clothes, pack my bag, charge devices, check the calendar, refill water, or move one item to where it belongs. Give me permission to choose the easiest one.
Why it works: Builds continuity between today-you and tomorrow-you without demanding a full routine.
4 Medication and Refill Check
Best schedule: Daily reminder if needed, plus weekly refill check.
Create a scheduled task called Medication Check. Remind me at [TIME] to take my medication or check whether I already did. Every Sunday at [TIME], ask me how many doses are left and whether I need to request a refill. Keep the message practical and shame-free.
Why it works: Separates remembering the dose from remembering the refill, which are two different executive-function jobs.
5 One Meal Decision
Best schedule: Late morning or late afternoon.
Create a daily scheduled task called One Meal Decision. At [TIME], ask me to choose the next meal from three options: something fresh, something frozen/easy, or something ordered intentionally. Do not give nutrition advice. Just help me decide quickly and avoid the hunger spiral.
Why it works: Removes the open-ended question of food when decision fatigue is already loud.
Weekly Anchors (6–14)
The rhythms that stop small things becoming big things. Pick the two or three that map to your loudest problem areas — you don't need all nine.
6 Sunday Life Admin Reset
Best schedule: Sunday afternoon or evening.
Create a weekly scheduled task called Sunday Life Admin Reset. Every Sunday at [TIME], guide me through a 20-minute reset: calendar, bills, laundry, groceries, messages, paperwork, and one thing I am avoiding. Ask me to pick only the top three, then help me turn each into a tiny next action.
Why it works: Gives the week a landing strip before Monday starts making demands.
7 Calendar Preview
Best schedule: Sunday evening and/or Monday morning.
Create a weekly scheduled task called Calendar Preview. Every [DAY] at [TIME], ask me to scan the next seven days for appointments, deadlines, travel, errands, birthdays, bills, and energy-heavy days. Then ask: What needs preparing, moving, or saying no to?
Why it works: Makes invisible commitments visible before they become urgent.
8 Laundry Loop
Best schedule: Two or three recurring reminders per week.
Create a recurring Laundry Loop. On [DAYS] at [TIME], remind me to start one load. Two hours later, remind me to move it. The next day at [TIME], remind me to put away only that one load. Keep each reminder under two sentences and tell me one load is enough.
Why it works: Prevents laundry from needing a heroic recovery day.
9 Fridge Reality Check
Best schedule: Midweek evening.
Create a weekly scheduled task called Fridge Reality Check. Every [DAY] at [TIME], remind me to open the fridge, throw away obvious expired food, notice what needs using, and write a tiny grocery list of no more than eight items. Ask me to start with the easiest shelf.
Why it works: Turns fridge avoidance into a five-minute scan.
10 Money Date Without the Spiral
Best schedule: Weekly or fortnightly.
Create a scheduled task called Money Date Without the Spiral. Every [DAY] at [TIME], guide me through a 15-minute money check: account balances, upcoming bills, subscriptions, recent odd charges, and one money task to do next. Use a neutral tone. No guilt, no lectures.
Why it works: Creates contact with money without requiring a full budgeting session.
11 Message Catch-Up
Best schedule: Friday afternoon or another low-pressure window.
Create a weekly scheduled task called Message Catch-Up. Every [DAY] at [TIME], ask me to reply to three messages only. Give me three copy-paste starters: Sorry for the slow reply, I saw this and wanted to come back properly, and Quick one before I forget. Remind me done is better than perfect.
Why it works: Helps reduce social backlog without asking you to become an inbox athlete.
12 Paperwork Sprint
Best schedule: Same day each week.
Create a weekly scheduled task called Paperwork Sprint. Every [DAY] at [TIME], remind me to spend 15 minutes on one paperwork pile: mail, forms, invoices, receipts, returns, medical admin, school/work admin, or filing. Ask me to choose one pile and one outcome: trash, file, pay, reply, or book.
Why it works: Narrows paperwork from a fog into one pile and one verb.
13 Doom Pile Rescue
Best schedule: Weekly, not daily.
Create a weekly scheduled task called Doom Pile Rescue. Every [DAY] at [TIME], tell me to choose one pile, set a 15-minute timer, and sort into four groups: rubbish, belongs elsewhere, action needed, and keep. Tell me to stop when the timer ends, even if the pile is not finished.
Why it works: Prevents perfectionism from blocking any movement at all.
14 Bag and Car Reset
Best schedule: Sunday or the day before your busiest day.
Create a weekly scheduled task called Bag and Car Reset. Every [DAY] at [TIME], remind me to clear rubbish, receipts, old cups, clothes, and random items from my everyday bag or car. Then ask me to restock one useful thing: water, medication, charger, snack, tote bag, or umbrella.
Why it works: Makes the places you move through feel less chaotic.
Monthly Maintenance (15–20)
The slow-burn admin that never feels urgent — until it suddenly, expensively is. One nudge a month keeps it boring, which is exactly what you want.
15 Bill Buffer
Best schedule: 1st and 15th of each month.
Create a scheduled task called Bill Buffer. On the 1st and 15th of every month at [TIME], remind me to check bills due, autopay status, overdue notices, subscriptions, and upcoming renewals. Ask me to handle one thing now and schedule anything else rather than relying on memory.
Why it works: Catches bills before they turn into expensive surprises.
16 Subscription Audit
Best schedule: First weekend of the month.
Create a monthly scheduled task called Subscription Audit. On the first [DAY] of each month at [TIME], ask me to review recurring payments and choose one subscription to cancel, pause, downgrade, or intentionally keep. Remind me that choosing to keep something still counts as a decision.
Why it works: Turns subscription creep into a monthly yes/no ritual.
17 Appointments and Bookings Check
Best schedule: Last Sunday of the month.
Create a monthly scheduled task called Appointments Check. On the last Sunday of each month at [TIME], ask me whether I need to book, reschedule, or follow up on medical appointments, haircuts, car service, pet care, family admin, or professional appointments. Help me pick the first booking to make.
Why it works: Surfaces the tasks that disappear because they are not urgent yet.
18 Digital Clutter Reset
Best schedule: Monthly.
Create a monthly scheduled task called Digital Clutter Reset. At [TIME] on [DAY], remind me to spend 20 minutes on one digital area only: downloads, desktop, screenshots, email, notes, bookmarks, or camera roll. Ask me which area feels most annoying and help me do the first tiny sort.
Why it works: Keeps digital clutter from becoming another place your brain avoids.
19 Documents and Renewals
Best schedule: Monthly or quarterly.
Create a monthly scheduled task called Documents and Renewals. On [DAY] at [TIME], ask me to check for upcoming renewals: licence, passport, insurance, registrations, memberships, warranties, permits, or certificates. Ask me to write down due dates and schedule any next action.
Why it works: Stops renewals from relying on panic as the notification system.
20 Donation Bag Nudge
Best schedule: Monthly.
Create a monthly scheduled task called Donation Bag Nudge. On [DAY] at [TIME], remind me to find five items I no longer use, put them in a donation bag, and place the bag somewhere I will actually see it. If donating is too much today, tell me collecting the items is enough.
Why it works: Separates deciding from transporting, which makes decluttering more likely.
Avoidance Rescue (21–25)
For the days when everything is loud and nothing is happening. These prompts don't ask you to be a better person — they shrink the task until starting stops being scary.
21 Overwhelm Triage
Best schedule: On demand, or recurring before a known stressful time.
Create a scheduled task called Overwhelm Triage for [DAY/TIME]. When it runs, ask me what feels loudest: mess, money, messages, deadlines, food, laundry, or decisions. Then give me a 10-minute plan with one visible win, one admin win, and one permission-to-stop point.
Why it works: Names the actual source of overwhelm instead of treating everything as equally urgent.
22 Two-Minute Admin
Best schedule: Daily or weekdays at a low-friction time.
Create a recurring task called Two-Minute Admin. At [TIME], give me one admin action that can be done in two minutes: open the letter, send the text, photograph the receipt, pay the small bill, put the appointment in my calendar, or move one file. Tell me I can stop after one action.
Why it works: Makes starting so small that avoidance has less room to negotiate.
23 Follow-Up Finder
Best schedule: Weekly.
Create a weekly scheduled task called Follow-Up Finder. Every [DAY] at [TIME], ask me to check for anything I am waiting on or owe someone: emails, invoices, forms, messages, bookings, packages, refunds, or decisions. Help me write one short follow-up message.
Why it works: Helps close loops that quietly drain attention.
24 Decision Parking Lot
Best schedule: Weekly, near the end of the week.
Create a weekly scheduled task called Decision Parking Lot. At [TIME] every [DAY], ask me to list decisions I have been carrying in my head. Help me sort them into decide now, get more information, delegate, schedule, or deliberately ignore for now.
Why it works: Gets background decisions out of working memory.
25 Kind Accountability Check-In
Best schedule: Weekly, after your main admin block.
Create a weekly scheduled task called Kind Accountability Check-In. Every [DAY] at [TIME], ask me what I completed, what got stuck, and what needs a smaller next step. Do not motivate me with shame. Help me choose one realistic adjustment for next week.
Why it works: Builds reflection without turning it into self-criticism.
Customisation Bank
Copy-paste lines to add to the end of any prompt above. Mix and match — they're how you tune a prompt from "helpful" to "exactly how my brain needs to hear it".
Keep it under five sentences.
Give me the smallest next step only.
Do not give me a long explanation.
Assume I am overwhelmed and need clarity, not motivation.
End with permission to stop after the first step.
Give me one copy-paste message if this involves contacting someone.
Remember the whole point
These prompts aren't about becoming a productivity person. They're about outsourcing the remembering, so the small stuff stops taking up the big space in your head. Five is plenty. Done is better than perfect.
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