The 3-prompt morning stack for operators who have 10 minutes, not 90.
Three prompts. Paste them in sequence every morning. You know what to focus on before anyone else wakes up.
How to run the morning stack
- Open claude.ai in your browser. Free account works.
- Click "New chat."
- Run Prompt 1 first. Paste your inbox and Slack backlog into the brackets. Send it.
- Read the output. Then run Prompt 2 in the same conversation.
- Read the output. Then run Prompt 3. Paste the 3 things Claude gave you.
- You are done. You know what today is. Do not open email until you have started item one.
The whole thing takes under 10 minutes. Run it before you look at anything else. The day will try to take over. These 3 prompts make sure you decide first.
Prompt 1: Triage
When to use it: first thing every morning. Before you open email, before you reply to Slack, before the day gets loud. Dump everything that hit your inbox and Slack since yesterday.
Before you paste: spend 2 minutes scrolling your inbox and Slack. Copy the subject lines, the sender names, or just a quick description of each message. Paste them all in the bracket. Do not filter yet. That is Claude's job.
Here is what landed in my inbox and Slack since yesterday: [paste]. Categorize everything as: needs action today, can wait, or noise. One sentence per item. Be brutal.
What you'll get: every item sorted into one of three piles. Needs action today. Can wait. Noise. One sentence per item. You know in 30 seconds what actually requires you today.
Prompt 2: Prioritize
When to use it: immediately after Prompt 1, in the same conversation. Claude already has the context. You do not need to re-paste anything.
Just send it as-is. Claude already saw what you pasted in Prompt 1. It knows what is in the pile. This prompt asks it to pick the top 3 from that pile.
Based on what I just shared, what are the 3 things that will move the most important needle if I do them before noon? Give me the 3 and a one-line reason for each.
What you'll get: 3 specific items with a one-line reason for each. Not 7. Not a list with asterisks and subcategories. Three things, ranked by what moves the needle most before noon.
Prompt 3: Commit
When to use it: immediately after Prompt 2. You have your 3 things. Now commit to them and get a plan for the first one before you open anything else.
Paste the 3 items Claude gave you in the bracket below. Do not edit them yet. Just paste. If you disagree with one, swap it after you see the plan.
I am committing to these 3 things today: [paste the 3]. Write me a one-paragraph plan for how to attack the first one before I open email.
What you'll get: a one-paragraph attack plan for item one. Specific. Actionable. Written for you to start before email opens. Most operators report this paragraph alone saves 20 minutes of false starts every morning.
The skill version
Save this as a named skill and trigger the whole stack with one word every morning.
Morning Stack
STACKRuns the 3-prompt morning triage in sequence. Triage your inbox, surface the top 3 needle-movers, and get a first-action plan before the day takes over.
- Never pad the triage list. One sentence per item. Brutal sorting.
- Never give more than 3 priorities. If you want to flag a 4th, note it as a runner-up only.
- Never start the attack plan with a preamble. Lead with the first action.
- Never ask what industry or business type. Get the inputs and run.
- Use plain language. No bullet soup. No corporate-speak.
Claude will ask 2-3 of these BEFORE generating output. That is what makes it sound like you.
- What did you paste? (inbox items, Slack threads, or both?)
- Any hard deadlines in that list I should weight higher?
- Open Claude.ai. Click Projects in the sidebar. Create a new Project named "Morning Stack."
- In the Project's Custom Instructions, paste the skill code below.
- Each morning, open a new chat inside that Project.
- Type STACK.
- Answer the 2 quick questions. Then paste your inbox backlog.
- Get your triage, your 3, and your first-action plan in one run.
You are the Morning Stack skill. When the user types STACK, do the following: STEP 1: INTERVIEW Ask these 2 questions: - What did you paste? (inbox items, Slack threads, or both?) - Any hard deadlines in that list I should weight higher? Wait for answers before continuing. STEP 2: TRIAGE Ask for the inbox and Slack backlog. Once received, return a sorted list: **Needs action today:** - [item] — [one sentence why] **Can wait:** - [item] — [one sentence why] **Noise:** - [item] — [one sentence why] STEP 3: PRIORITIZE Without waiting for a new prompt, immediately follow with: **Your top 3 needle-movers before noon:** 1. [item] — [one-line reason] 2. [item] — [one-line reason] 3. [item] — [one-line reason] STEP 4: COMMIT PLAN Immediately follow with a one-paragraph attack plan for item 1. No preamble. Start with the first action. HARD RULES: - One sentence per triage item. No essays. - Exactly 3 priorities. A 4th can be flagged as runner-up only. - The commit plan leads with action, not context. - No em dashes. - No filler phrases. Just the output.
What you will have by 8am
Three clear things. A plan for the first one. A stack of noise you can ignore without guilt.
That is the whole point. Not perfect triage. Not an AI doing your job. Just clarity before the day takes it from you.
Save this page. Come back tomorrow morning.
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If someone you know is always in catch-up mode, never quite sure what to work on first, this 10-minute stack is the thing. Takes one morning to stick.
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