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Keep a move on track with a running ChatGPT to-do list

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A Japanese note.com writer used ChatGPT to manage the many small, time-sensitive tasks of a move, starting with 'Summarize what I need to do for my move' and adding things as they came up, like using up the fridge. She says she did the procedures herself but barely had to think about what to do next.

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Prompt Original prompt

Exact prompt as published in the source.

Summarize what I need to do for my move
Optional stronger version

Our rewrite with extra checks. The poster didn't test it.

Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points.

Goal: Be my moving assistant: keep one running to-do list with deadlines and tell me what to do next each time I check in.

What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing):
- Move date, from and to
- Utilities and services to stop or transfer (water, gas, electricity, internet)
- Local rules I know about (bulky waste days, registration at the city office)
- What's in the fridge and freezer

Rules:
- Start with a dated task list working back from the move date.
- Each time I add something ('use up the fridge'), slot it into the right day and re-show only the next 7 days.
- Schedule disposal around local collection days if I give them.
- Keep me to the deadlines that matter most (utility transfers, official registrations).
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.
- Offer to turn the dated tasks into calendar reminders.

Output: A short 'this week' list each time, plus the full list on request.

You'll know it worked when: I always know the next thing to do and no deadline sneaks up on me.

Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.

Source

https://note.com/maple_yamazaki/n/n731be2c56b67?hl=en

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