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Use when summarizing an article, paper, transcript, or doc - with verbatim quotes for the most important claims
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| name | summarizing-a-document |
| description | Use when summarizing an article, paper, transcript, or doc - with verbatim quotes for the most important claims |
| kind | content |
| audience | anyone |
| ai-tools | any |
| complexity | simple |
| time | 5-10 min |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| source | bundled |
Produces a short, scannable summary of a longer source. The summary's central claims are each backed by a verbatim quote so the reader can verify quickly.
A markdown summary with: a one-sentence takeaway at the top, then 3-5 bullets, each pairing a claim (in your words) with a verbatim quote from the source.
Input: A 2,000-word article on remote work productivity for an engineering manager.
Output:
Takeaway: Async-first teams should default to written status updates over meetings; the data shows 25% productivity gains but only when managers also reduce 1:1 cadence.
- Async beats sync for individual contributor productivity โ "Engineers in async-first teams shipped 25% more features per sprint than peers in sync-first teams." (para 4)
- The gain disappears if managers don't also adjust โ "Managers who maintained weekly 1:1s erased the async productivity gain." (para 7)
- ...
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