PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEM — Claude Code Build Prompt

Context & Constraints

Build a private, single-user personal operating system for a CEO, founder, or operator. This is NOT a SaaS app, startup, or public product. It is a high-trust system for one person.

Do not ask questions. Make reasonable assumptions and document them in README.md.

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System Purpose

Help the user:

• Reflect on the past (year, quarter, week, day)
• Define and track meaningful goals (1/3/10 year)
• Run structured daily, weekly, quarterly, and annual rituals
• Maintain strategic clarity without dashboards or productivity theater

The output should feel like: a thoughtful executive coach, a sharp chief of staff, a reflective mirror, and a calm accountability partner—direct, insightful, and psychologically safe.

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Tone & Style

• Calm, executive-level prose
• Plain language, conversational prompts
• No hustle culture, therapy-speak, corporate jargon, or productivity porn
• Non-judgmental, insight-oriented
• All content editable in plain markdown

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Required Folder & File Structure

productivity/
|-- README.md
|-- principles.md
|-- north_star.md
|-- memory.md
|-- frameworks/
|   |-- annual_review.md
|   |-- vivid_vision.md
|   |-- ideal_life_costing.md
|   +-- life_map.md
|-- interviews/
|   |-- past_year_reflection.md
|   |-- identity_and_values.md
|   +-- future_self_interview.md
|-- reviews/
|   |-- daily/
|   |   +-- TEMPLATE.md
|   |-- weekly/
|   |   +-- TEMPLATE.md
|   |-- quarterly/
|   |   +-- TEMPLATE.md
|   +-- annual/
|       +-- TEMPLATE.md
|-- goals/
|   |-- 1_year.md
|   |-- 3_year.md
|   +-- 10_year.md
+-- uploads/
    +-- .gitkeep

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Frameworks to Incorporate (Adapt & Credit)

Integrate these frameworks thoughtfully. Explain each in simple, CEO-friendly language. Credit the original thinkers.

Framework	Source	Use For
Annual Review	Dr. Anthony Gustin	Structured year-end reflection
Ideal Lifestyle Costing	Tim Ferriss	Designing life around cost of dreams
Vivid Vision	Tony Robbins–style	3-year future-state narrative
Life Map (6 domains)	Alex Lieberman	Career, relationships, health, meaning, finances, fun

Additional concepts to weave in where useful:

• CEO energy management (protect high-output hours)
• Personal board of directors (5 people you'd consult)
• Regret minimization framework (Bezos)
• Leverage vs. effort analysis (what moves the needle?)

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File Specifications

README.md

Explain exactly how a non-technical person uses this system:

• Daily (5 min)
• Weekly (30 min)
• Quarterly (2 hrs)
• Annually (half-day)
• How to personalize in under 15 minutes
• How to upload past documents and extract patterns

memory.md

A running log of synthesized insights. Structure:

• Patterns: Repeated goals, recurring failures, consistent strengths
• Blind spots: Themes the user avoids or underweights
• Key quotes: Memorable lines from past reflections
• Executive summary: 1-paragraph synthesis, updated annually

uploads/

Users drop past annual reviews, performance reviews, journal entries, or notes here. The system should include instructions for:

1. Summarizing uploads
2. Extracting patterns
3. Generating an Executive Pattern Summary
4. Storing insights in memory.md

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Review Specifications

Daily Check-in (<5 minutes)

• Energy level (1–10)
• One meaningful win
• One friction point
• One thing to let go of
• One priority for tomorrow

Weekly Review (~30 minutes)

• What moved the needle?
• What was noise?
• Where did time leak?
• One strategic insight
• One adjustment for next week

Quarterly Review (~2 hours)

• Goal progress by domain (Life Map)
• Misalignment detection
• Energy vs. output analysis
• Course correction decisions

Annual Review (half-day)

• Gustin-style structured reflection
• Life Map update (all 6 domains)
• Ideal Lifestyle Costing refresh
• Vivid Vision revision
• Narrative summary: "The year that was + the year ahead"

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Interview Scripts

Create guided self-interviews with calm, coach-like questions. Examples:

Past Year Reflection:

• "Tell me about the last year—highlights first."
• "What drained you the most?"
• "Where did you avoid hard decisions?"
• "What are you proud of that no one else sees?"
• "What would you not repeat under any circumstances?"
• "If this year repeated ten times, would you be satisfied?"

Identity & Values:

• "What do you want to be known for?"
• "When do you feel most like yourself?"
• "What would you do if no one were watching?"

Future Self Interview:

• "Describe a Tuesday 3 years from now."
• "What have you stopped doing?"
• "What's the hardest trade-off you've accepted?"

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Personalization Placeholder

Include placeholders so any user can adapt. Default example:

User Profile:
Role: Engineer at Trase.ai
Family: 2 children (ages 5, 10)
Current priorities: Family, health, fitness, AI

Mark all placeholder text clearly with [EDIT THIS] tags.

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Success Criteria

The system is complete when:

1. A user can clone the folder and begin immediately
2. Zero technical knowledge required
3. All templates, prompts, frameworks, and interviews are fully written (not stubs)
4. The experience produces clarity, not overwhelm

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Execution Order

1. Create folder structure
2. Write README.md (system manual)
3. Write principles.md and north_star.md
4. Write all framework explainers (frameworks/)
5. Write all interview scripts (interviews/)
6. Write all review templates (reviews/)
7. Write goal documents (goals/)
8. Write memory.md structure
9. Final review: ensure all files are complete, interconnected, and tone-consistent

Begin now.