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{{person}} asked me to {{request}}, which is unreasonable because {{reason}}.
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{{person}} asked me to {{request}}, which is unreasonable because {{reason}}. Help me respond: (1) do not judge whether the request is reasonable — judgment triggers defensiveness; (2) ground the refusal in objective constraints (time, scope of role, priority conflict); (3) use a conditional yes — 'I can do X if Y' — returning the choice to them; (4) state what I am prioritizing instead so the trade-off is visible. Under 90 words.Replace the {{variables}} with your own details, then paste the whole block into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any other assistant. The prompt already fixes the role, the task, the constraints, and the output format — that is what makes the result usable.
{{对方}} 让我做 {{请求}}，这个要求不合理，原因是 {{原因}}。请帮我回应，要求：1) 不评价对方的要求是否合理（评判会引发防御）；2) 把拒绝建立在客观约束上（时间、职责边界、优先级冲突）；3) 用「可以……但需要……」的句式给条件式同意，把选择权交回去；4) 明确我现在的优先级是什么，让对方看到机会成本。不超过 130 字。{{person}} asked me to {{request}}, which is unreasonable because {{reason}}.
No — this prompt is in the free tier and is shown in full.
Yes. It is plain text, so it works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and any other assistant.