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Stop Thinking Alone: Unlock New Levels of Thinking with AI as Your Partner

A curated list of powerful prompts to transform how you think, create & brainstorm with AI by your side.
You're not stuck. You're just thinking alone.
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Traditional Brainstorming Leaves You Feeling Stuck

For years, I thought I had a solid system for thinking & writing—journals, brainstorming, writing frameworks, the works.

But when I started using AI, everything changed.

Suddenly, connections I hadn’t seen before became clear. New ideas sparked effortlessly. It wasn’t just about saving time—it was about thinking better.

For the first time, I wasn’t alone in my thinking. AI became my brainstorming partner.  It helped me to challenge my ideas and guiding me to new insights that I never would have reached on my own.

This guide isn’t about outsourcing your thinking. It’s about upgrading it.

Don't Outsource Your Thinking—Supercharge It.

Think Smarter, Not Harder With These Powerful AI Thinking Prompts

The AI Powered Note-Taking Playbook is a curated list of my go-to AI prompts that I've been using over the past year to guide myself into thinking better and deeper. They are how I start every knowledge project now from a simple blog post to writing full blown courses. The prompts are designed not to DO the thinking for you, but to kick off your OWN thinking. You will be blown away by how easy it is to uncover your ideas by using the prompts in this guide.

The Prompts are divided into three sections to help you think better at all levels of your idea from the early stages of exploration to distillin them down and even finding new & novel ways to connect them together.
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Explore Ideas

These prompts help you generate new possibilities and dive deeper into your ideas. With prompts like The Five Questions Framework and Devil’s Advocate, you’ll push beyond surface-level ideas and discover your unique angles.
The Explore Prompts Collection:
  • The Five Question Framework
  • Highlight The Gaps
  • Devils Advocate
  • Angles
  • The Real World
  • 6 Thinking Hats
  • The What If Game
  • Role Storming
  • The 5 Why's
  • The Thought Experiment

Distill Ideas

Simplifying complex ideas is the key to clarity. The Distill prompts such as The 50-Word Game and What’s Essential? are perfect for those moments when you need to make your thoughts actionable, clear, and ready to share.
The Distill Prompts Collection:
  • The Idea Chunking Game
  • The What's Essential Game
  • The Guided Layering Game
  • First Principles
  • The Question Funnel
  • The Importance Hierachy
  • What's Missing
  • The 50 Word Game
  • Storyline
  • One-Word Challenge
  • The 30-Second Elevator Ptich
  • The Headline Test
  • 3 Takeaways
  • The Trade-Off Game

Connect Ideas

These prompts help you spot connections between your ideas that you might have missed. With prompts like The Bridge-Building Game and The Web of Ideas, you’ll bring together scattered thoughts & start seeing how everything fits together.
The Connect Prompts Collection:
  • The Chain Reaction Game
  • The Common Thread
  • Idea Fusion
  • Web Of Ideas
  • Opposing Forces
  • The Puzzle Pieces Game
  • Sequence Shuffler
  • The Missing Link
  • Theme Matching
  • Cross-Pollination game
  • The Anchor Point
  • The Chicken & The Egg
This playbook isn’t a shortcut—it’s a thinking toolkit designed to help you build stronger mental habits over time. The more you use these prompts, the sharper and more efficient your thinking becomes.
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Frequently asked questions

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Do I need to be experienced with AI to use this?

Not at all! The toolkit is beginner-friendly. It includes simple, copy-and-paste prompts that work with AI tools like ChatGPT. You don’t need any technical knowledge—just an open mind.

What AI tools does this work with?

The toolkit is designed to be used with popular AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, or any other large language models. If you have access to an AI that can handle natural language prompts, you’re good to go!

How do I use the toolkit?

It’s simple—just pick a section (Explore, Connect, or Distill), grab one of the prompts, and paste it into your AI tool. From there, follow the prompts to dive deeper into your thinking and start getting results.

Will this work with my note-taking tool?

Yes! The toolkit comes in two versions: a Google Docs version and a Tana version. If you use Tana, you can install the Tana version directly into your workspace. For other note-taking tools, simply copy and paste the prompts from the Google Docs version into your preferred tool.