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Backwards Plan From a Goal Date

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The prompt

Plan backwards from my goal date so I know what to do this week. Goal: [e.g. run a 10K / launch my online shop / finish my thesis draft / move to a new city] Goal date: [date] Today: [date] Time I can give it: [hours per week, which days] Already done: [anything finished] Fixed dates in between: [exams, travel, festivals, deadlines] Working back from the goal date, give me: 1. The milestones, each with a date and how I'll know it's done. 2. Weekly targets between milestones, with buffer weeks before the goal and around my fixed dates. 3. This week's three concrete tasks, each under two hours. 4. The earliest point where I should check if I'm on track, and what to cut if I'm behind. If the timeline is unrealistic for the hours I gave, say so plainly and show the two options: move the date, or reduce the scope.

Why this prompt

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• Written for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini

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