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Your Claude Workflow

Claude, quietly working through your day.

Most people use Claude for one task. Here's what it looks like when you wire it into your whole workflow, morning to wind down.

Pick your role below. Five moments. One day. Start wherever feels easy.

01

You describe what you need

One sentence. Plain English. No special syntax. Just tell Claude what you want to get done.

02

Claude does the thinking

It reads what you gave it, pulls it together, and produces something — a draft, a plan, a set of questions, a summary.

03

You get something to work with

Not a search result. Not a link. An actual output you can edit, send, or act on.

08:00

Morning

Set your priorities

Before opening email, ask Claude what actually matters today. Two minutes before the chaos starts.

Try saying:

I have [X meetings] and [Y tasks] today. Help me decide what to tackle first and what can wait.

10:00

Deep Work

Get the first draft done

Don't stare at a blank page. Give Claude your rough notes and get a working draft back in minutes.

Try saying:

Write a first draft of [document name]. Here are my rough notes: [paste notes]

12:00

Communication

Clear your inbox faster

Paste an email thread, describe what you want to say, get a reply that sounds like you.

Try saying:

Here's an email I need to reply to. Write a professional, friendly response that [says X].

14:00

Create

Make what you have better

Share your draft, design notes, or plan. Claude pushes back and makes it tighter.

Try saying:

Here's a draft I wrote. Make it clearer and more direct. Keep my voice.

17:00

Wind Down

Capture the day

End every day with a 3-bullet summary so tomorrow-you has a clean handoff.

Try saying:

Summarize what I worked on today in 3 clear bullets for my notes.

Pick one slot. Try it today. Add another next week.

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Where this came from

This page is a simplified version of an AI operating system I actually run. Four agents, 25+ automated workflows, morning brief to evening recap. The prompts above are drawn from what I use daily as a PM and builder.

See the full system architecture