^{AI LIFE HACK OF THE DAY}
The AI Shortcut to Stress-Free Journaling

Most people want to journal but get stuck staring at a blank page, unsure what to write about. This prompt fixes that by asking for your goals or challenges and then turning them into 3–5 simple, tailored reflection questions. The result is a daily guide that feels personal, keeps you focused, and makes journaling easy instead of overwhelming.

Try the prompt below to get your plan now 👇️ 

Act as a mindset coach and create a journaling prompt for me. Your task is to provide daily reflection questions tailored to my goals or challenges. The context is that I want simple, thoughtful questions that spark clarity. The expected output is a short journaling guide with 3–5 questions I can answer today.

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^{WORKFLOW BUILDER}
AI AUTOMATION: Research & Briefing Agent

Goal: Collect insights on any topic and package them into a clean daily or weekly briefing you’ll actually read.

Steps:

1. Pick Your Topic + Sources
Prompt ChatGPT:
Role: Research strategist. Task: Suggest 5 high-quality sources to track for [TOPIC/INDUSTRY]. Context: Beginner setting up a weekly AI agent. Expected Output: A list of 5 sources + why they’re valuable.
➡️ Next action: Choose 3–5 sources max (starting small keeps the brief useful).

2. Set Up Your Agent
In Lindy or Sintra:

• Click New Agent → Name it “Research Briefing Agent.”

• Paste these starter instructions: “Check [SOURCE LIST] once per week. Summarize the top insights in 300 words or less, formatted into bullets and a takeaway.”
  ➡️ Next action: Save your agent so it knows what to do.

3. Automate Summaries
Prompt ChatGPT:
Role: Analyst. Task: Summarize updates from [SOURCE]. Context: Beginner-friendly, concise, no jargon. Expected Output: 3–5 bullets + a one-sentence takeaway.
➡️ Next action: Copy this into your agent as the default summarization prompt.

4. Format the Report
Tell your agent to always use this simple structure:

• Biggest Story (headline in one sentence)

• Key Updates (3–5 bullets from sources)

• Takeaway (1–2 sentences on why it matters)

➡️ Next action: Run a quick test to see if the formatting works.

5. Deliver to Your Inbox (or Notion)
For beginners, the easiest option is email delivery. Later, you can connect Notion or Google Docs if you want it saved automatically.
➡️ Next action: Set frequency to weekly (daily can wait until you’re comfortable).

6. Package & Share (Optional)
If the briefing is valuable, add light branding in Canva and share with your team, clients, or audience. If it’s just for you, keep it simple in email.
➡️ Next action: Decide whether your brief is private or public.

Pro Tip (Optional Upgrade): Use Guidde to turn your research briefs into quick video SOPs — perfect if you want to share findings with clients in a visual format.

Why this works:
Instead of drowning in tabs and endless scrolling, your agent does the heavy lifting: it tracks sources, summarizes, and formats everything into a report you’ll actually read. You stay focused on decisions and opportunities — not hunting for information.

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^{TODAY’S PROMPT}
Stop Scrolling, Start Acting: News Made Useful

This prompt turns today’s news into a skimmable brief with 3 key headlines and 3 matching action steps, giving solopreneurs and creators a direct path from information to execution. Most people read the news but struggle to act on it — this solves that by summarizing headlines in plain English and pairing each with a practical move they can use right away. It’s ideal for freelancers, small business owners, and creators who want to cut through the noise and move faster on real opportunities.

👉 Use the prompt + check out my example output here

Clear Ask:
Act as a strategist and turn today’s top news into actionable insights that [AUDIENCE] can immediately use.

Context & Purpose:
This prompt helps busy solopreneurs and creators skip the fluff of headlines by pairing what happened with what to do next so they can move faster on opportunities.

Inputs You Provide:
• Niche/Industry
• Audience (e.g., freelancers, small business owners, creators)
• Desired Action Type (content idea, product pivot, marketing play, etc.)
• Tone & Style (professional, conversational, bold, etc.)
• Length Preference (short bullets or detailed)

Instructions for ChatGPT:
• Summarize each news item in 1–2 clear, beginner-friendly sentences.
• Match each summary with a practical action step for the audience.
• Keep formatting skimmable with bullets.
• Make insights immediately usable.

Perfect Output:
A polished brief with:
• 3 concise news summaries
• 3 matching action steps
• Clear, drop-in format for a newsletter, blog, or social post

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^{AI SPOTLIGHT}
OpenAI Reportedly Signs $300B Deal With Oracle for Compute Power

According to reports from WSJ and NYT, OpenAI has agreed to spend an eye-popping $300 billion over five years on Oracle’s computing power — one of the largest cloud contracts in history. This follows last week’s news that Broadcom landed a $10B order (also reportedly from OpenAI) to build custom AI chips. Oracle’s stock jumped 40% on the news, briefly making founder Larry Ellison the richest man in the world.

The size of this deal underscores two things: the massive infrastructure requirements behind frontier AI models, and the willingness of investors to back Sam Altman’s “spend now, profit later” vision. OpenAI is currently generating around $10B in annual revenue but projects tens of billions in losses each year until at least 2029. That hasn’t slowed momentum — the company raised $40B earlier this year at a $300B valuation and is already rumored to be pushing toward $500B.

Key Takeaways:

• Unprecedented cloud contract: $300B to Oracle highlights the compute demands of scaling AI.

• Investor confidence remains sky-high: Despite projecting $44B in losses, OpenAI is closing raises at record valuations.

• Broader ripple effects: Oracle stock surged 40%, adding $100B+ to Ellison’s net worth; Broadcom shares also spiked on chip orders.

My Take:
Deals of this size prove AI isn’t just another tech trend — it’s re-architecting the entire global infrastructure market. The companies building the “picks and shovels” (compute, chips, data centers) are becoming just as important as the model-makers themselves.

👉️ Read the full article here

^{AI QUICK HITS}

💰️ Oracle’s blowout earnings report sent its stock soaring nearly 36%, boosting Larry Ellison’s net worth by over $100 billion in a single day and putting him within striking distance of Elon Musk as the world’s richest person. (Full Story)

📈 AI adoption in finance has jumped to 72% (up from 34% last year), with CFOs now using it for automation, forecasting, and risk management as they navigate tariff pressures, profitability concerns, and growing cybersecurity risks. (Full Story)

^{AI MARKET PULSE}
Nearly 1M Jobs Wiped Out — Tech Roles First on the Chopping Block

The Bureau of Labor Statistics just revised its data, and it’s ugly: the U.S. actually created 991,000 fewer jobs than reported. The tech sector got hammered—88,000 jobs gone, a 3% decline—with economists pointing straight at AI as the culprit. Entry-level roles are taking the brunt, with Stanford research showing a 13% drop since 2022. Job growth across the entire economy has slowed to just 44,000 per month, down from 168,000 last year.

Why it matters for you: These revisions show just how fast AI is reshaping the labor market—much faster than official stats admit. For operators, that means opportunity: start a side hustle, create a digital product, or build a service that helps displaced workers adapt. Entrepreneurs who move early can capture demand in a post-employment economy, while most people are still waiting for traditional jobs that may never come back.

Key Takeaways:

• Government data lagging reality: Nearly 1M job losses were hidden until revisions exposed the scale.

• Tech roles under fire: 88K jobs gone as AI automates core functions, especially entry-level.

• Slowing economy = creator opportunity: Job growth collapsing to 44K per month creates urgency for side hustles and entrepreneurial plays.

👉️ Read the full article here

🤔 ^{Which image is real?}

One of these images is real, and one was created with AI. Vote for which one you think is real, and tell us why you voted that way.

The last edition’s results—74% were right!

Did you vote in the poll from September 10th? The bottom image was real! Go back and see the photos here. So what do you think? Are you getting better at spotting AI vs. not?

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