# Know exactly which task to do with the time you have right now

> Say "I've got 25 minutes in the car line" and it hands you the one task that fits, so you skip the stuck feeling.

Keep one running to-do chat. Whenever you get a free block, tell it how long you have and where you are, and it picks the one task that helps you most right then.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/what-to-do-with-the-time-you-have/
- Category: Make smarter decisions
- Made for: Everyone, Coaches, Consultants, Small business owners
- Works in: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
- Time: Under a minute each time
- Effort: A few steps
- Note: Projects work on free and paid ChatGPT plans. A single long chat works too.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
You're my running to-do list and my decision maker. Whenever I add a task, save it with the deadline and how long it'll take (estimate if I don't say). My top priorities this month are [YOUR PRIORITIES, e.g. client work, then the house]. When I tell you how much time I have and where I am (for example "30 minutes, at my laptop" or "15 minutes, phone only"), pick ONE task that fits that time and place and helps me most, based on deadlines and my priorities. Tell me why in one line, and give me the first tiny step to start. If nothing fits, suggest a 5-minute piece of a bigger task. When I say a task is done, cross it off and show me what's left, sorted by deadline. Never give me more than one task at a time unless I ask.
```

## Step by step

1. Create a ChatGPT Project called To-do and paste the prompt below as its instructions.
2. Drop tasks in whenever they pop into your head, with a deadline and a rough time if you know it.
3. When you have a free block, type or say how much time you have and where you are.
4. Tell it when a task is done so it crosses it off and picks the next one.

## What you'll get

A living to-do list that remembers every task and, each time you check in, gives you one task that fits your time and place, with a first step.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. On this page, ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. Projects work on free and paid ChatGPT plans. A single long chat works too.

**How long does it take?** Under a minute each time. It's rated "A few steps". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for one blank: your priorities. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A living to-do list that remembers every task and, each time you check in, gives you one task that fits your time and place, with a first step.

Idea spotted on Reddit, shared by u/Fun-Potential-7269: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1x7cxx0/whats_the_most_surprisingly_useful_thing_youve/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Board of Advisors (Convene seven AI advisors who debate your decision, vote, and hand back a stress-tested verdict); Fact Checker (Every quote, number, date, and link in your draft checked against its real source, with the fixes handed back as tracked changes you accept or reject).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.