A FREE PRACTICAL GUIDE · BY MOLLY
Turn One Useful Process Into a Free Guide
Turn something you know into a guide someone else can actually follow.
Let’s try one
If you've explained the same thing three times this month, you've already written a guide. It's just in your head.
Short on time? Skip to the prompt. Claude asks you these questions one at a time.
Who it's for
Anyone who keeps explaining the same thing, at work or outside it: a new hire's first week, how to care for something you sell, a recipe from your class, how to get ready for an appointment.
Use it when
- You've explained the same thing three times this month and you're tired of typing it out again.
- You sell something in person, at a market stall, a shop or a class, and people keep asking the same question afterwards. A one-page card in the bag answers it and reminds them where to find you.
- You want something free to hand out after a class, a talk or an event, so people leave with more than a business card.
- You're thinking about selling something one day and want to start by giving away one useful piece of what you know.
You'll get: A one-page, step-by-step guide in your own words, with a warning where people usually get stuck, ready to text, email or print.
The questions to ask yourself
Who is it for, and what will they be able to do?
Who is this for, and what will they be able to do when they finish?
Why ask it: This decides what goes in and what stays out. A guide for “everyone” about “plant care” never ends.
- Who asked you about this most recently?
- What were they trying to do when they asked?
- What would they thank you for afterwards?
Plant stall (made up)For someone who just bought their first houseplant: keep it alive for the first month.
What good looks like: One kind of person and one result, said the way they'd say it.
Watch out for: A topic instead of a result. “Plant care” is a topic. “Keep your new plant alive this month” is a result.
What do they need before they start?
What should they have ready before step one?
Why ask it: People give up halfway when they have to stop and go find something.
- What do people usually not have when they come to you?
- What would make someone stop halfway to go and get something?
Plant stallA pot with a hole in the bottom, and a spot that gets some daylight.
What good looks like: A short list they can check off.
Watch out for: Assuming they have your tools, your words or your experience.
What do you actually do, step by step?
What do you do, from the very first thing to the last?
Why ask it: You know this too well to list it from memory. Walking through a real time you did it brings back the steps you'd skip.
- Think of the last time you did it. What did you do first?
- If someone were watching over your shoulder, what would you point at?
- Do it once while talking into your phone's voice notes.
Plant stallTake it out of the plastic pot, check the roots, repot, water until it drips, then leave it alone for a week.
What good looks like: Numbered steps in order, one action each, each starting with a doing word: take, check, water.
Watch out for: Leaving out the steps that feel obvious, and squeezing two or three actions into one step.
Where do people get stuck?
Where do people usually go wrong?
Why ask it: This is the most valuable part of any guide. It's what they can't get from a quick search, and what you'd tell them if you were standing next to them.
- What do you end up fixing for people?
- What question do you get after they've tried it?
- What did you get wrong when you were learning?
Plant stallWatering every day. Lots of new plants die from too much water, not too little.
What good looks like: A short “watch out” note on the step where it happens: what goes wrong, and what to do instead.
Watch out for: Leaving it out because it seems obvious to you, or putting all the warnings at the end where nobody reads them.
How will they know they did it right?
How does someone know it worked?
Why ask it: Without a finish line, people aren't sure if they're done, so they come back and ask you.
- What does it look like when it's gone well?
- If they showed you, what would you check first?
Plant stallDone when the top of the soil is dry before you water again, and there's a new leaf by the end of the month.
What good looks like: One “you're done when…” line describing something they can see.
Watch out for: Ending on the last step with no way to check it.
Could someone new follow it without you?
Could someone who has never done this follow it without asking me anything?
Why ask it: You can't read your own guide as a beginner. Someone new will show you the gaps in a minute.
- Hand it to someone and watch without helping. Where do they pause?
- What did they ask you afterwards?
What good looks like: You fix every place they paused or asked a question.
Watch out for: Asking “is this clear?” People say yes to be kind.
Do it with Claude in 10 minutes
This prompt asks you these questions one at a time, starting with the easy versions, then writes the one-page guide in your own words. To talk instead of type, tap the microphone on your phone's keyboard. Messy is fine.
Turn my process into a guide
Turn something you always explain into a one-page guide. Paste it into Claude and answer its few quick questions. The result comes back in the same chat.
Read the prompt + an example
I keep explaining the same thing to people. It might be for work, a product I sell, a class I teach or something I do at home. Help me turn it into a one-page guide someone could follow without me. I'd rather talk it through than fill in a form. Find out these things, in roughly this order. Each has a purpose. I may not be able to answer the direct version, so start with easier, concrete questions that get to the same place: - who it's for and the one result they'll get at the end; if I name a topic, help me pick one task with one result first (purpose: decides what goes in and what stays out; try “who asked you about this most recently, and what were they trying to do?”) - what they need before they start (purpose: so nobody stops halfway; try “what do people usually not have when they come to you?”) - what I actually do, step by step (purpose: the steps I'd skip because I know them too well; try “think of the last time you did it, what did you do first?” and let me tell it messily, in my own order) - where people usually get stuck (purpose: the most useful part of the guide; try “what do you end up fixing for people?”) - how they'll know they did it right (purpose: a finish line, or for ongoing care, what “still good” looks like weeks later; try “what does it look like when it's gone well?”) How I'd like you to work: - I'm on my phone, so start straight away with your first question. No introduction. - Ask one short question at a time and wait for my answer. Say in a few words why you're asking. - Start with the easier, concrete version of each question. Only ask the direct version if I seem ready. - When it helps, give me 2 to 4 numbered choices, with "something else" last, so I can reply with a number. - If an answer is vague, ask me about a real time I did it instead of guessing. Use what I've already told you, and don't ask for anything you could work out yourself. - This usually takes three to five questions. If I say "just do it", make your best guess and tell me what you assumed. - Write for a phone screen: plain words, short lines, no tables, no jargon. When you have enough, give me: - A one-page guide: a clear title naming the result, one line on who it's for and what they'll be able to do, a short "you'll need" list, numbered steps with one action each, a "watch out" note on the step where people get stuck, and a "you're done when..." line. - Use my own words where you can, and don't add steps I didn't mention. If something seems missing, ask me in one line at the end instead of making it up. - Keep it short enough to paste into a text or email, or print on one page. - Then ask if I'd like it shorter, friendlier or as a checklist, and whether to add my name and where to find me. Don't give legal, medical or financial advice. If a step needs a professional, the guide should say so.
A filled-in example
These are illustrative details. Use your own information.
I keep explaining the same thing to people. It might be for work, a product I sell, a class I teach or something I do at home. Help me turn it into a one-page guide someone could follow without me. I'd rather talk it through than fill in a form. Find out these things, in roughly this order. Each has a purpose. I may not be able to answer the direct version, so start with easier, concrete questions that get to the same place: - who it's for and the one result they'll get at the end; if I name a topic, help me pick one task with one result first (purpose: decides what goes in and what stays out; try “who asked you about this most recently, and what were they trying to do?”) - what they need before they start (purpose: so nobody stops halfway; try “what do people usually not have when they come to you?”) - what I actually do, step by step (purpose: the steps I'd skip because I know them too well; try “think of the last time you did it, what did you do first?” and let me tell it messily, in my own order) - where people usually get stuck (purpose: the most useful part of the guide; try “what do you end up fixing for people?”) - how they'll know they did it right (purpose: a finish line, or for ongoing care, what “still good” looks like weeks later; try “what does it look like when it's gone well?”) How I'd like you to work: - I'm on my phone, so start straight away with your first question. No introduction. - Ask one short question at a time and wait for my answer. Say in a few words why you're asking. - Start with the easier, concrete version of each question. Only ask the direct version if I seem ready. - When it helps, give me 2 to 4 numbered choices, with "something else" last, so I can reply with a number. - If an answer is vague, ask me about a real time I did it instead of guessing. Use what I've already told you, and don't ask for anything you could work out yourself. - This usually takes three to five questions. If I say "just do it", make your best guess and tell me what you assumed. - Write for a phone screen: plain words, short lines, no tables, no jargon. When you have enough, give me: - A one-page guide: a clear title naming the result, one line on who it's for and what they'll be able to do, a short "you'll need" list, numbered steps with one action each, a "watch out" note on the step where people get stuck, and a "you're done when..." line. - Use my own words where you can, and don't add steps I didn't mention. If something seems missing, ask me in one line at the end instead of making it up. - Keep it short enough to paste into a text or email, or print on one page. - Then ask if I'd like it shorter, friendlier or as a checklist, and whether to add my name and where to find me. Don't give legal, medical or financial advice. If a step needs a professional, the guide should say so. --- HOW IT GOES (a made-up example) Claude: Who asked you about this most recently, and what were they trying to do? (So I know who the guide is for.) You: Someone at my plant stall who'd just bought their first plant and was scared of killing it. Claude: Think of the last time you repotted one. What did you do first? You: (talks it through) Claude: What do you end up fixing for people? 1. Too much water 2. Too little light 3. The wrong pot 4. Something else You: 1, always …then a one-page card: Keep Your New Plant Alive This Month.Download the original prompt (.txt)
See it in action
Molly writes down how she fixes painting photos. Her real process from restoring photos of a painter's 400+ paintings with AI, run through this prompt.
Who is this for, and what are they trying to do? (So I know what goes in.)
Artists who want to sell prints, but only have phone photos of their paintings.
Think of the last time you fixed one. What did you do first?
Back up the original. Choose whether you want a cleanup or a repaint. Try once, save each attempt, compare it with the original.
What do you end up fixing for people? 1. They overwrote the original 2. They didn't check the details 3. They picked the wrong tool 4. Something else
2. The AI quietly changes lettering and edges.
How would they know an attempt is good enough to keep?
The lettering and all four edges match the original.
Here's your one-page guide, “Fix a Painting Photo Without Changing the Painting”: what you'll need, five steps, a watch-out on the compare step, and “You're done when the lettering and all four edges match the original.”
What to do next
Send it to the next person who asks, or print it for your stall or class, with your name and where to find you at the bottom. Then ask them one thing: “Where did you get stuck?” Fix that step, and your guide is done.
Your answer stays in your Claude chat. To find it faster, screenshot it or copy it into your notes.
Stuck or overwhelmed?
It all feels too obvious to write down.
That's the sign you know it well. Do it once while talking into your phone, and write down every step, even the boring ones.
It's turning into a book.
Go back to “Who is it for, and what will they be able to do?” Keep one result. Everything else can be a second guide.
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