The following is an example:
​Prompt: Please write a blog post that is 500 words long and is SEO-friendly. Use headings and subheadings to make it easier to read. Please format it for readability and keep the reading level at an 8th-grade level. Please do not use any promotional language. Please create blog post content based on the YouTube videos: ​https://youtu.be/NPuuz1wRgiE. 
Prompt: Translate to Chinese

Simply watching them takes more than 2 hours! There is no way for me to finish them in 1 hour.  To overcome this challenge, I consider a different approach:

• Use ChatGPT to create summaries of the videos to confirm if the content if relevant using ChatGPT-4 with Video Captions plug-in. 
• Extract transcripts, especially the prompt example to learn using the ChatGPT-4 Video Highlights plug.​

Step 1: Create video summary. ​

Step 2: Extract transcript. 

You can find my summary from this exercise at Learning ChatGPT Prompt from Beginner to Pro in 30 minutes. The estimated study time is 30min. This reduces the study time by 75%.

Editor's Notes

For ChatGPT channel setup, use the following prompt: 

Welcome to the 30-day Productivity Challenge. Over the next 30 days, we will walk through various productivity practices, exploring new concepts and taking actions to put them into practice. This challenge is designed to help you become more productive by the end of the journey.

You may feel skeptical about the expected result because you have read and learned a lot about productivity from various sources. However, please keep an open mind for now. Just because you have a hammer in hand doesn't make you a carpenter. New skills can only be learned by practicing. This is a journey of discovery. Let's try and find out.

We will undertake 10 small projects, each of which will take around three days to complete. You are expected to dedicate at least 1 hour of attention to each project every day. Even if you are already familiar with some of the material, please do not skip the reading, as there may be new information for you. Please also confirm completion of each project by sending an email at the end of each step.

Let's start with some self-reflection. Review your calendar, to-do list, note-taking tools, and email-handling process for one hour today. Write down your findings and then send an email in your usual format with the subject "30 Day Productivity Challenge - [Your Name] - Kick Start" and share your thoughts by answering the following questions:​

• Why are you here? 
• How do you manage your calendar, and to-do list, take notes, and process emails?
• Do you have any challenges in your productivity? 
• What are the areas that you'd like to improve? 
• Have you ever tried to improve productivity? If so, what are they? Are they successful or not? 

Note that You can control your pace of study here and can start the next lesson immediately after you complete the self-reflection. 

Next Topic: Goal Setting

Similar to making a new friend, we will take the time to understand time and learn how to get along. Over the next three days, we will read and go through a series of actions to train our minds to deeply understand time and cultivate  beneficial friendships.

Looking at the essence of productivity again (productivity = outcome/time), we need to minimize time after confirming the expected results. Many call this time management, which is to control time spending and avoid time waste.

Day 1: Read about Time (30min) 
Time and money are essentially spiritual. It is tied up to people and our emotions. It can be long or short, fast or slow, productive or useless... It all depends on how we tame it and make it work for us. Let's dive in.
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Our time is limited. We have to have the right mindset of time before managing it. First, (1) time is limited. It's a simple fact our life is short and precious. We want to make the most of it. Second, (2) time is a gift. We can take our time and choose to do things important to us. Third, (3) we must be mindful of time to protect this valuable asset, use it wisely, respect others' time, and not waste time. 

We have to choose what to do and not do. Setting our personal goals to direct our energy to the right place is essential. If we choose not to do it ourselves, we can (4) let it go or delegate the task. The important is to set boundaries with others to keep the quality of work and stay on the right path. If we decide to take action, we can (5) create a to-do list, organize or group tasks for batch processing, and use methods such as the Eisenhower Decision Matrix (6) to prioritize. We also need to (7) make these decisions promptly. Otherwise, we will also waste time making choices.​

We need to be mindful of how to use our time. It would be best to find the right time to perform a task. The 5-minute rule tells us it is more efficient to (8) complete a job right away when we can get it done in 5 minutes. Otherwise, we would (9) block time to start work with no procrastination and (10) plan a daily routine to work at the most efficient moment. We need to (11) avoid multitasking and stay focused on one task at a time. Based on Parkinson's Law-work expands to fill the time given to complete it-we can (12) set a time limit for each assignment to avoid procrastination and ensure efficient execution. ​​​

We discussed 12 time management tips. Can you recall all of them? Refresh your memory and try to repeat them.​

​Day 2: Practice Time Management Meditation (30min) 
Try to set aside 5 minutes 4 times to review what we have discussed. Then take a 1-minute medication to think about 12 productivity tips. Ask yourself, does it make sense? How can I make use of it? ​Check our time management meditation as follows: 

Day 3: Practice 1~2 tips in the day (30min) ​
​Practice some of the tips discussed earlier today. Then, use the 30min the end of the day to write down your thoughts or answer one or all of the following questions:

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• What is the most helpful time management tip? 
• What is the information that you don't think works for you? 
• Which tips did you try? How was it? 

Again, feel free to move on to the next steps as soon as you finish all the steps. You can also master a new ability to take time to digest the content. Try the discussed tips:​

• Pay attention to how to spend time.
• Decide what to do and not do.
• Make a plan to get things done efficiently.

Let me know if this can help you stay productive. ​

Next Topic: Manage Your Calendar