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3-step workflow

Research anything in 30 minutes

Plan, gather, summarise and self-check a topic before you decide.

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ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Claude
How
Paste each step into the same chat, in order. Replace anything in [BRACKETS].
1

Plan the questions

Know what you're looking for.

I need to understand [TOPIC] to decide [DECISION]. List the 6 questions I must answer, in order, and what kind of source would answer each one reliably.
2

Summarise sources

Paste what you found.

Summarise the sources below in a table: source | key claim | evidence | how reliable. Flag any claims that conflict.

[PASTE_SOURCES]
3

Brief + critique

Decide with eyes open.

Write a one-page brief answering my 6 questions. Then critique it: what's weakest, what's missing, and what would change the conclusion.
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