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This is real work, not a feature someone invented — it comes from real job ads and real questions people asked. Below are four ready AI prompts: get it done, make it easy for the next person to say yes to, work out the right move when you are stuck, and stop it coming back.

4prompts

The same task, four prompts

today's deadline · the next reviewer · the stuck moment · the pattern
AExecute — do the immediate taskCreate a new project file for the 'Q3 Website Refresh' and invite Sarah, Mark, and Emily with…+
Create a new project file for the 'Q3 Website Refresh' and invite Sarah, Mark, and Emily with edit access. Set up the basic page structure with 'Homepage', 'About Us', and 'Contact' sections, then share the link with the team by noon.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
BImprove — make it easier to acceptBefore we start the detailed design for the new app feature, lay out the user flow for the…+
Before we start the detailed design for the new app feature, lay out the user flow for the 'onboarding' process. Focus on making each step clear and minimizing friction points, especially for first-time users. Highlight any areas where a user might drop off or get confused, so we can address them early with the product manager.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
CDecide — diagnose the stuck momentThe development team just said they can't implement a key animation from the latest design due…+
The development team just said they can't implement a key animation from the latest design due to performance issues.
The development team just said they can't implement a key animation from the latest design due to performance issues, but the client loves it and it's central to the brand feel. I'm worried if I push it, we'll delay the launch, but if I remove it, the client will be furious. What's the best way to bridge this gap between design vision and technical feasibility without causing a major conflict, and what should I propose next?
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
DBecome — change the patternOur project kick-offs often lack clear scope, leading to expanding requirements mid-project and…+
Project kick-offs often lack clear scope, leading to expanding requirements mid-project.
Our project kick-offs often lack clear scope, leading to expanding requirements mid-project and missed deadlines. I'm constantly redesigning sections that weren't initially defined. What habit can I change in how I lead or participate in project initiation to ensure a tighter, more agreed-upon scope from the start, protecting my design time?
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?

Questions people actually ask

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Every task here was seen in the real world. Someone doing the job named it, a real job ad asked for it, or a lot of people asked about it online.

If nothing real showed a task, it is not on the page. That is the whole rule.

They are the same job approached four ways, because what you need depends on where you are.

Get it done today. Make it easy for the next person to say yes to. Work out the right move when you are stuck. Learn the pattern so the job stops coming back.

For most of these jobs it can carry the heavy thinking - draft it, sort it, check it, rehearse it with you.

It cannot sit in your chair, take the blame when a number is wrong, or notice what nobody wrote down. Let it do the first 80%. Keep the last 20% that is truly yours.

No. Copy any prompt and paste it into the AI you already use. No account, no score, no wall in the way.

Any of them. The prompts describe the work rather than naming a product, so they are not tied to one assistant.

That is also why they keep working when you switch.

Change it freely. Every prompt is a starting line, not a rule.

Put in your real numbers, your real names and your real deadline. The more you make it yours, the better the answer comes back.

The tasks come from real job ads, published job data and the questions people ask in public forums.

The steps come from Figma's own documentation, with practitioner sources for the traps the manual does not mention.

Push once. Ask it to sharpen the weakest part and to say what it assumed.

Most wrong answers come from a missing detail rather than a bad prompt - tell it the thing it could not know.