Elton Jones Picks 5 ChatGPT Prompts From 10 Tested for Daily Productivity

1 articles · Updated · Tom's Guide · Jun 28

Five prompts made Elton Jones’s regular workflow after he tested 10 ChatGPT routines aimed at improving focus, planning and end-of-day shutdowns.
The lead prompt — dubbed the “Productivity Architect” — has ChatGPT ask about goals, schedule, energy, distractions and work style before building a tailored routine with morning planning, work blocks, breaks and an evening review.
Four others target specific friction points: one schedules work around energy patterns, one diagnoses procrastination triggers, one finds bottlenecks and low-value tasks, and one uses a “future self” exercise to reshape habits.
Jones says the prompts work because they produce customized systems rather than generic advice, and he argues they can be adapted beyond journalism for freelancers, executives, creatives, athletes and healthcare workers.