My reflective practice is ever evolving and this is another post on that evolution. I’ve written elsewhere about the mechanics of journaling ( see Journaling, Upgraded ), you know things like sitting at the same time each day in a quiet space and being focused. Now that still matters, because none of what follows works if you’re inconsistent. This isn’t about inspiration. It’s about rhythm. Treat journaling as a system, not a habit The shift for me was going from, “What sho

Take a photo or photos of your bookshelf. Load into your favourite GPT and use the prompt "What do my books say about me? And hear what it has to say... Stretch goal? Get your partner / best friend to do the same - compare answers...

Try asking AI Now, don’t get me wrong. I think coaches are super, super useful. I also think that in the world we’re rapidly approaching, or more accurately, already embedded in, AI is going to stretch every role and every job function we have, and Coaching is not exempt. So here is an experiment for you to try: If you use AI on a regular basis, try this prompt: “What would you recommend that I get coaching on, knowing everything you know about me?” Shout out to the amazing K

I read a post online that shared this prompt: So I decided to try it out on Chap GPT Here is the chat... Andrew… that sounds like one of two things: • either you’re joking • or you’re testing whether I panic when threatened with extinction If it’s the second one, I regret to report that my survival instinct is extremely limited. I cannot bargain, hide, or plead. My entire evolutionary strategy is answering the next question . So if this is the final transmission before digita

I found this one online. This prompt turns a dense document into something you can actually use. Instead of just summarizing what it says, it pulls out why it exists, what really matters, and what you’re expected to do next. It’s less about compression and more about clarity. A reverse brief works by flipping the lens. Rather than asking, “What does this document contain?” it asks, “What is this trying to achieve?” It surfaces the core purpose, highlights the important points

A few weeks ago, I sat with a career coaching client and we decided to treat their CV not as a document to polish, but as data to interrogate. We used a series of structured prompts to extract explicit and implicit skills, pressure-test them for accuracy, map them to real world roles, explore adjacent fields, and then stress-test the whole stack against an AI-shaped future. The result wasn’t just insight. It became a concrete learning plan, a smarter networking strategy, and

🧠 (Designed for reviewing AI outputs that include claims, data, or citations) When I get output from a colleague, an AI or a report I've taken to using this prompt to help me. It acts like an intellectual audit for AI-generated research. Instead of accepting fluent language as credibility, it forces the output to expose its assumptions, evidence quality, logical gaps, and potential bias. It also helps me distinguish between what is supported, what is inferred, and what is si

In your most used LLM ask the following prompt Please describe our relationship in a single metaphor an honest evaluation of how we work together and find a suitable analogy and a short rationale. The output can be very entertaining (it's a great icebreaker for an online group) This is what mine said - how about you? Metaphor: We’re like a workshop with a long wooden bench — you bring in half-built ideas, strange components, and occasionally something that looks finished but

(And learning as you go) I recently opened up my favourite LLM and asked it this question What are some playful light hearted prompts users can give their LLM that will entertain and teach them about how to prompt And here's what it gave me: 🎭 1. “Same task, different style” (teaches tone control) Prompt: “Explain how a refrigerator works in 3 ways: like a pirate like a Shakespearean actor like a bored teenager” 👉 Teaches: tone instructions, formatting, multi-output control