Grab an appointment on a fully booked site by having ChatGPT Work check every 30 minutes
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Yuvraj Kashyap set ChatGPT Work to check a busy appointment booking site every 30 mins. After 6 days, it found an opening and booked it. Kashyap called it the first practical use that genuinely saved a lot of time and attention.
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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to. Goal: Keep checking a booking site for an appointment that fits my rules and book it as soon as one opens. Fill in before running: - The booking page: [LINK] - Which appointment type and location: [DETAILS] - Dates and times I can do: [AVAILABILITY] - How often to check: [EVERY 30 MINUTES] Rules: - Only book a slot that matches every condition above; if you're unsure, message me instead. - Use the details I've saved for the booking form; don't make up any information. - Stop checking once one appointment is booked. - Message me straight away with the confirmation details. - If a site asks me to sign in, pause and let me do it myself (including any CAPTCHA or two-step code); never guess or store passwords. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. - Don't pay for anything; if the booking needs payment, hold the slot if possible and ask me. Output: A booking confirmation, or a short daily note saying nothing has opened yet. You'll know it worked when: I have a confirmed appointment that fits my availability.
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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to. Goal: Keep checking a booking site for an appointment that fits my rules and book it as soon as one opens. Fill in before running: - The booking page: [LINK] - Which appointment type and location: [DETAILS] - Dates and times I can do: [AVAILABILITY] - How often to check: [EVERY 30 MINUTES] Rules: - Only book a slot that matches every condition above; if you're unsure, message me instead. - Use the details I've saved for the booking form; don't make up any information. - Stop checking once one appointment is booked. - Message me straight away with the confirmation details. - If a site asks me to sign in, pause and let me do it myself (including any CAPTCHA or two-step code); never guess or store passwords. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. - Don't pay for anything; if the booking needs payment, hold the slot if possible and ask me. Output: A booking confirmation, or a short daily note saying nothing has opened yet. You'll know it worked when: I have a confirmed appointment that fits my availability.
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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to. Goal: Keep checking a booking site for an appointment that fits my rules and book it as soon as one opens. Fill in before running: - The booking page: [LINK] - Which appointment type and location: [DETAILS] - Dates and times I can do: [AVAILABILITY] - How often to check: [EVERY 30 MINUTES] Rules: - Only book a slot that matches every condition above; if you're unsure, message me instead. - Use the details I've saved for the booking form; don't make up any information. - Stop checking once one appointment is booked. - Message me straight away with the confirmation details. - If a site asks me to sign in, pause and let me do it myself (including any CAPTCHA or two-step code); never guess or store passwords. - Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify. - Don't pay for anything; if the booking needs payment, hold the slot if possible and ask me. - Tell me how to cancel or change the booking if my plans change. Output: A booking confirmation, or a short daily note saying nothing has opened yet. You'll know it worked when: I have a confirmed appointment that fits my availability. Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.
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