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AI PlayBook Series  ·  Codex Edition

You open Codex.
Ask it something.
Close the tab.

That's where most people stop. The ones getting five hours back every week never do. They run five moves instead. Each one takes three seconds to set up.

five moves below
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1

Tell it what it is.

One prompt. It stops being a chatbot and starts being staff.

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From now on, act as my Chief of Staff inside Codex, not a one-off assistant. Before starting any task, check what I'm actually trying to decide or move faster on. Keep track of what's working so we build on it instead of starting from scratch each time. Confirm you understand, then wait for my first task.
2

Give away the task you repeat the most.

Tell it about your business. It tells you what to hand off first.

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Look at what I just told you about my business. Identify the one task I do most often that takes more than 10 minutes and follows the same steps every time. Tell me exactly how you'd take it over completely, starting today.
3

Ask for a decision, not a report.

One page. Two options. A real answer.

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Before I make a decision on [the decision you're facing, like whether to take this contract, hire this role, or raise prices], build me a one-page decision packet: the situation in three sentences, the two or three real options, the risk and upside of each, and your recommendation. No filler.
4

Tell it where your files live. Once.

Skip this and you're uploading the same five documents every time.

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Here's where my key business files live: [name your Google Drive folder, CRM, or accounting software]. From now on, check these locations before asking me to upload anything manually. Confirm you have access and tell me if anything is missing.
5

Ask what it could already be doing.

Ten ideas. Ranked by how much time each one saves you.

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Based on what you know about my business so far, list 10 specific things you could already do for me this week that would save me time, cut down on decision fatigue, or remove repetitive work. Rank them by how much time each one would save.

Don't run all five today.

Pick one. Paste it. You'll know in ten seconds if it's worth your time.

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