ChatGPT Prompt That Can Optimize Your Workday Productivity

Three years ago, I had a weird habit.

Every morning, I’d open my laptop and just… start.

No plan. No structure. Just vibes.

I bounced between Slack messages, half-written docs, Google Calendar pings, and the occasional “deep work” session that lasted all of 23 minutes.

I felt productive - but never satisfied. And by 4 p.m., I’d be too fried to do anything meaningful, let alone work on the creative projects I actually cared about.

Then I made a tiny shift.

I broke my day into three parts: Profession. Obsession. Decompression.

It changed everything.

I’ll show you exactly how to do it for yourself (with help from ChatGPT), but first, let me explain why most people’s schedules are designed to fail…

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Why We’re Tired All the Time - Even When We’re Not “Busy”

You wake up. Check your email. Answer three Slack messages. Scroll LinkedIn. Grab coffee. Try to focus. Scroll again.

Sound like your day?

We’ve blurred the lines between our work, our dreams, and our rest.

That’s the root of the problem.

We mix work that pays the bills with work that feeds our soul. We squeeze creativity between meetings. We try to “relax” with a phone in our faces.

No wonder we feel stuck.

So I tried something new. I built a workday around three clear intentions:

• Profession: What I must do to make money.

• Obsession: What I want to do that lights me up.

• Decompression: What helps me recover, reflect, and return stronger.

Separating them was the key. But scheduling them was the magic.

Here’s where ChatGPT entered the picture.

How to Use ChatGPT to Design Your Perfect Workday

The first time I asked ChatGPT to help me design my day, it didn’t work.

Why?

Because I didn’t know what to ask.

So I created a simple prompt instead. One that changed how I show up every day:

That’s it.

And you know what’s wild? ChatGPT didn’t just give me a calendar - it helped me understand myself better.

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Your Turn: What Are Your Three Pillars?

Before we talk about building your schedule, I need you to answer three questions (honestly):

Profession: What work pays your bills? Be specific. Client work? Managing a team? Running a business?

Obsession: What’s the thing you can’t stop thinking about? The project you’d do for free?

Decompression: What activities truly recharge you - not just distract you?

Write them down.

Got it?

Good. Now let’s build your day.

Don’t Just Copy - Customize

Your best hours might be late at night. Or maybe your obsession is writing poetry. Or learning to code. Or painting Warhammer miniatures. (No judgment.)

That’s the point.

This isn’t about optimization. It’s about alignment.

Don’t try to cram your obsession into the leftover scraps of your day. And don’t numb out during decompression. All three matter.

Here’s a truth most productivity gurus won’t tell you:

Separate your three pillars. Then protect them like your life depends on it—because your energy does.

It’s tempting to think of ChatGPT as the answer.

It’s not.

It’s the mirror.

When you give it clarity, it reflects insight.

When you give it confusion, it reflects chaos.

So don’t ask it to “make your day better.” Tell it who you are. Then ask it to help you live like that person.

Thanks for reading!

Best,

Miroslav from The Zilahut

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