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TL;DR · TUESDAY, APR 28
Today's edition, in 60 seconds
PLAYBOOK OF THE DAY

Inbox to zero by 9am with Claude.

A repeatable triage prompt that sorts your morning email into act, archive, delegate. 8 minutes, beginner-friendly.

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TOOL WE'RE USING

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Pulled ahead this month for long-document work. We have a new prompt template for 10-K reading.

PROMPT WORTH STEALING

“Be ruthless. Default to archive.”

Three words that fix 80% of “Claude won't make a decision” problems.

HEADS UP

Cursor Composer 0.42 ships today

Multi-file edits got noticeably faster. Update your install before tomorrow's coding playbook.

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PLAYBOOK · 04 · OPERATIONS

Inbox to zero by 9am with Claude.

A repeatable triage prompt that sorts your morning email into act, archive, delegate.

Beginner8 min
PLAYBOOK · 12 · CODING

Ship a working Stripe checkout in 30 minutes.

Cursor + Claude. From empty repo to live test charge, with safe defaults.

Intermediate30 min
PLAYBOOK · 07 · FINANCE

Read a 10-K in 12 minutes.

A reading prompt that pulls risk, revenue mix, and unit economics out of any annual report.

Intermediate12 min
PLAYBOOK · 18 · CREATORS

Turn one essay into a week of posts.

Repurpose long-form into LinkedIn, X, and a newsletter intro, without losing your voice.

Beginner15 min
PLAYBOOK · 22 · CYBERSECURITY

Audit a vendor's AI policy in 5 minutes.

A checklist that flags the three clauses that actually matter for your data.

Advanced5 min
PLAYBOOK · 31 · PRODUCTIVITY

Build a daily 10-minute briefing.

Personalized signal, not a feed. Auto-runs each morning before you open Slack.

Beginner10 min
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Recommended · April

The four tools we use every day.

We re-test the stack every month. These pull the most weight across our playbooks. We'll tell you when to skip each one.

Claude$20/mo
Long-context reasoning, document analysis, drafts that sound human. Our default for any playbook involving real prose, real PDFs, or real thinking.
Best for · long docs, draftingSkip if · realtime web
Cursor$20/mo
The AI code editor. Composer + agents make it the default for shipping real code with Claude or GPT under the hood.
Best for · shipping codeSkip if · non-code work
Perplexity$20/mo
Cited research with fresh sources. Pairs with Claude for due-diligence flows where you need linkable evidence, not just an answer.
Best for · researchSkip if · creative writing
ChatGPT$20/mo
Still the broadest tool. Worth keeping for image generation, voice mode, and anything that benefits from a second opinion.
Best for · second opinionSkip if · long PDFs
Daily brief

News today. Shipped tomorrow.

Free, daily, ~5 minutes. The latest in AI plus a practical playbook for putting it to work. Built for doers and builders who'd rather ship than scroll.