---
name: Brain Dump Sorter
category: productivity
works_with: [claude, chatgpt, gemini]
difficulty: plug-and-play
version: 1.0
source: adapted (user-submitted collection, rewritten)
tested: no
---

# Brain Dump Sorter

## What it does
Empties everything from your head — tasks, errands, worries — and sorts it into today / this week / not actually urgent, with a blunt call on what to cut.

## When to use it
- Your day feels overwhelming before it starts
- You're carrying a mental list and afraid of dropping something
- First step of any planning session

## The skill
```
I'm listing everything on my mind right now — tasks, errands, things
I'm worried about forgetting. Unsorted, small stuff included:

[DUMP EVERYTHING]

Sort it into exactly 3 lists:
1. MUST HAPPEN TODAY — things with real consequences if skipped today
2. MATTERS, CAN WAIT — important within days, not hours
3. FEELS URGENT, ISN'T — things creating noise in my head without a
   real deadline. Say why each one landed here.

Then be honest:
- Am I overloaded? If yes, name specifically what to cut or delay —
  don't just tell me to "prioritize".
- If anything I listed is actually a worry rather than a task, say so
  and suggest the one action that would quiet it.
```

## Example output
[TO FILL AFTER TESTING]

## Tweaks
- Do it by voice-to-text — dumping out loud is faster and more honest
- Feed list 1 straight into the Realistic Day Planner