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A Hacker News user photographed all four walls of his messy home office and asked Claude for a plan to tackle it. It picked out the different workspaces and the piles on the floor, then produced a checklist with targeted advice, even pointing to the 'welcome back daddy' sign on the wall as a reason to make it a space to share with his kids.
Here are photos of each wall of my [ROOM]. It's become a mess and I don't know where to start. Identify the different areas and the main problem spots, then give me a checklist I can work through in [TIME AVAILABLE], starting with the quickest wins. For each step, say what to keep nearby, what to move elsewhere and what to consider getting rid of.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Take one clear photo of each wall, including the floor and surfaces.
- Upload them to Claude with the prompt and ask for a checklist split into short sessions.
- Work through one item at a time, then send an ‘after’ photo and ask what to tackle next.
More home & family use cases
Draft a wedding seating plan from your guest list with ChatGPT
A bride from Leeds with 72 guests and tricky family dynamics used a planner's method: list each guest's relationship, group, 'vibe' and who they must or mustn't sit beside, upload it to ChatGPT and ask for tables. It took a few reshuffles, but no child sat alone and single friends sat with people they knew.
Here is my guest list with columns for name, relationship to us, group, vibe (e.g. family-friendly or party), must sit next to and can't sit next to: [PASTE OR UPLOAD]. Our tables seat [NUMBER]. Create a seating plan that keeps groups and vibes together where possible, seats children with their parents, keeps the 'can't sit next to' pairs apart and makes the tables as even as you can. List any rules you couldn't meet.
Get a second opinion on a sick plant from a photo
One gardener sent a single grapevine leaf photo to Grok without saying what plant it was. Grok recognised the vine, diagnosed powdery mildew and gave a treatment plan, while ChatGPT said the same plant looked healthy, which is a good reason to compare answers.
Here's a photo of a leaf from a plant in my garden in [REGION/CLIMATE]. What plant is it, and do you see signs of disease, pests or nutrient problems? How confident are you? If you see a problem, give me a treatment plan starting with the gentlest options.
Learn to grow a crop you’ve never grown before with Perplexity
A How-To Geek writer giving half her garden to buckwheat and popcorn for the first time asked Perplexity how to grow, harvest and thresh them, getting step-by-step answers with sources. When crows ate the seed, she had it summarise forum ideas such as shiny objects, fake owls or bird netting.
I'm planning to grow [CROP] for the first time in [YOUR AREA OR CLIMATE], in [BED, POTS OR ALLOTMENT]. Give me step-by-step guidance on when to sow, how to look after it, and how and when to harvest, with sources. I'm also having this problem: [E.G. BIRDS EATING THE SEED]. What do experienced growers suggest?
Reference: Hacker News