The daily plan rule file that stops my AI assistant from overplanning

Description and use

A rule file that limits daily plans to three goal‑aligned tasks, includes slack time, and requires user approval before calendar changes.

AI assistants often generate overly ambitious daily plans with too many tasks, no breaks, and missed meetings.

The rule file produces concise, goal‑aligned daily plans that respect work hours, include slack, and require user approval for calendar changes.

1. Ask AI for a daily plan.
2. AI reads calendar and open tasks from specified source.
3. AI suggests a plan: three most important tasks linked to monthly goals, time blocks around meetings, one admin task, and optional drops if busy.
4. AI leaves at least one hour unplanned for surprises.
5. AI keeps the plan short enough to read in one minute.
6. AI does not create, move, accept, or decline calendar events or message anyone without explicit OK.
7. If unsure, AI asks user which task matters more.

Ask an AI for a daily plan and you usually get a fantasy: eleven tasks, zero breaks, and a meeting it forgot about.

Three tasks, not eleven. A short list is a list you actually finish.

An hour of slack. Plans without slack fall apart at the first surprise.

Approval before calendar changes. It suggests, you decide.