Load a child's soccer schedule onto the family calendar with 2-hour blocks using Gemini
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A parent screenshotted his son's soccer schedule, uploaded it to Gemini, asked it to create events with a 2-hour window and told it which family calendar to use. He says two minutes later every game was on the family calendar, saving about 15 minutes of manual entry.
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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: Turn a sports schedule into family calendar events with time to get there. What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing): - Screenshot or PDF of the schedule - Which calendar to use - How long to block for each game, including travel Rules: - Ask 1-3 questions first (e.g. home address for travel time, arrival time before games). - Show the events for me to check before adding. - Include the location in each event. - Flag any game with a missing time or place. - If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me. - Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. Output: Confirmed calendar events for the season. You'll know it worked when: every game is on the right calendar with location and enough time blocked.
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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: Turn a sports schedule into family calendar events with time to get there. What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing): - Screenshot or PDF of the schedule - Which calendar to use - How long to block for each game, including travel Rules: - Ask 1-3 questions first (e.g. home address for travel time, arrival time before games). - Show the events for me to check before adding. - Include the location in each event. - Flag any game with a missing time or place. - If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me. - Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. - Check the league's site for schedule changes during the season. Output: Confirmed calendar events for the season. You'll know it worked when: every game is on the right calendar with location and enough time blocked. Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.
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