AI Prompts for Your Notion Second Brain (Copy & Paste)

These prompts are designed for a Notion second brain: a workspace with an Inbox, projects, tasks, notes and a weekly review. You can use them with any AI assistant, either by pasting in your notes or by using an assistant that is connected to your workspace.

A few tips before you start:

Replace the text in [brackets] with your own details.
Paste only material you are comfortable sharing with the tool.
Treat the output as a draft. Check anything important against your original notes.

Process your Inbox

Sort captures

Here are items from my inbox: [paste items]. For each one, suggest whether it is a task, a project, a note, a resource to save, or something to discard. Keep each suggestion to one line, and ask me if anything is unclear.

Turn an idea into a project

I captured this idea: [idea]. Help me define a project with a clear finish line, then list three possible next actions. Mark the single best first action.

Plan your day

Pick today's tasks

Here are my available tasks with their priority, effort and energy: [paste tasks]. I have [hours] and [energy level] today. Suggest up to three tasks to commit to, and explain briefly why.

Break down a task

This task feels too big: [task]. Break it into small steps I can finish in one sitting each, and tell me which step to start with.

Use your notes

Summarize a note

Summarize this note in three bullet points and one sentence on why it might matter for [project]: [paste note].

Pull research together for a project

I am working on [project]. Here are my related notes: [paste notes]. Summarize the key points, list any gaps or contradictions, and suggest what I should read or decide next.

Draft from your research

Using only the notes below, draft an outline for [piece of work]. Note which section each point comes from, and flag anything that needs a source: [paste notes].

Find connections

Here are two notes: [note A] and [note B]. What ideas do they share, and how could I use both in [project]?

Run your weekly review

Review the week

Here is what I completed, what is still open and what I captured this week: [paste]. Summarize my wins, list what is stuck or waiting, and suggest a focus for next week.

Clean up

Here are my active projects and their last updates: [paste]. Which ones look stalled, and what is a sensible next action or decision for each?

Prompting tips that make answers better

Give context. Say which project or goal the material relates to.
Set limits. Ask for three bullets or one sentence, not an essay.
Ask it to flag uncertainty. "Tell me if the notes do not contain the answer" reduces made-up details.
Keep you in charge. Ask for suggestions, then decide.

Make the prompts work better with structure

These prompts work best when your workspace has clear statuses, linked notes and descriptive titles. Second Brain OS provides that structure: an Inbox, Tasks with statuses such as Next, Doing and Waiting, Projects linked to notes, a My Day list, a Resource Library and Weekly Reviews.

It does not include a built-in AI assistant, so use these prompts with the tool you prefer.

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