When long hours have become a default rather than an exceptional circumstance
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Chronic overwork intervention. # Context Original working context: - I regularly work 55+ hours a week and it's becoming unsustainable. Help me change this. - Step 1: Diagnose why I overwork (workload volume/perfectionism/inability to delegate/culture/fear). - Step 2: For my specific cause, design a targeted intervention. - Step 3: Help me build the habit of stopping at a reasonable time. - Step 4: Prepare me for the discomfort of working less. # Goal Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use. # Constraints - Use the user's variables exactly where relevant. - Avoid generic filler and vague advice. - Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation. - Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue. # Output Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.
{{double-curly}} with your real context.When long hours have become a default rather than an exceptional circumstance
The first week of working reasonable hours feels like failure — it isn't. Productivity per hour rises when total hours fall
Use when the situation involves judgment, ambiguity, stakeholder tension, or strategic tradeoffs.
Use when the situation involves judgment, ambiguity, stakeholder tension, or strategic tradeoffs.
Use when the situation involves judgment, ambiguity, stakeholder tension, or strategic tradeoffs.
Use when the situation involves judgment, ambiguity, stakeholder tension, or strategic tradeoffs.