A useful weekly brief is not a pile of links. It tells a reader what changed, why it matters, and what deserves attention next. Before opening ChatGPT, write the topic, audience, date range, and maximum length in one sentence.
What changed in one clearly defined area?
What does this person already know?
What should the reader understand or do next?
Decide what the brief must answer
Ask ChatGPT to search only the dates you need and prefer first-hand sources such as company announcements, government advisories, research papers, and product documentation. Tell it to separate confirmed facts from interpretation and to include a link beside every important claim.
Do it step by step
Define topic, reader, week, length, and source rules.
Ask for candidate events with first-hand links.
Confirm the date and the exact claim.
Keep only the developments that matter.
Open the sources yourself. Remove items outside the week, combine reports about the same event, and choose the few developments that matter to your audience. Then ask for a 300-word draft with a short headline, a plain explanation, and one practical consequence for each item.
Date window: Monday 00:00 through Sunday 23:59
Before you finish
- Every event belongs inside the selected week.
- The main claim is visible in the linked source.
- Facts and opinion are clearly separated.
- The reader can understand the brief without knowing the prompt.
Read the final brief once without ChatGPT. Check names, dates, product versions, numbers, and links. If a sentence cannot be supported, rewrite it as interpretation or remove it.