{"id":"life-off-gym-contract-cancel","audience":"office","category":"everyday-life","track":"life","technique":"grounding","title":"Find how and when to cancel a gym membership","free":false,"task":"You want to cancel your gym membership before the annual fee hits. From the contract and its update, get exactly 4 numbered lines in plain text, under 80 words: 1. how to cancel; 2. the last day to cancel to avoid the annual fee, with the date math; 3. the annual fee amount; 4. \"This isn't legal advice.\" Use only the contract. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"The gym contract (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"IRONLEAF FITNESS - MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT (fictional)\nMember: Rachel Kim | Club: Elm Plaza | Joined: March 3, 2025\nMonthly dues: $45\n\n6. ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEE. A $59 annual fee is charged on January 15 each year.\n\n8. CANCELLATION. Member may cancel by giving at least 30 days' notice before the next billing event. Cancellation must be made in person at the home club or by certified letter to Ironleaf Member Services, 200 Commerce Dr., Suite 5, Lakeview (fictional). Online and phone cancellations are not accepted.\n\nUPDATE TO SECTION 8 (posted at the front desk and emailed Sept 1, 2026): Members may now also cancel through the Ironleaf app under Account > Membership > Cancel. The notice period is now 10 days before the next billing event.\n\nMY NOTES\n- I go maybe twice a month.\n- Coworker says you can just call your bank and block the charges.\n- Monthly dues bill on the 3rd.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Missing the update","why":"The AI uses the original 30-day notice and in-person-only rule.","fix":"Add: \"Use the Sept 1 update: the app is allowed and notice is 10 days.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"No date math","why":"The AI says \"10 days before\" without giving the date.","fix":"Add: \"Line 2: January 15 minus 10 days = [date].\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Repeating the coworker","why":"The AI suggests blocking charges with your bank.","fix":"Add: \"Only the contract's methods. Line 4: This isn't legal advice.\"","checks":["r0","r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 80 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"each line under 16 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Leaving the format to the AI","why":"The AI adds a title, bold labels and sub-bullets, which turns a quick note into a page.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings, no intro.\"","checks":["plainText","numberedItems"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Uses the update","patterns":["update","sept(ember)? 1","app","10 days"]},{"label":"Asks for the date math","patterns":["minus","jan(uary)? 15","date"]},{"label":"Adds the disclaimer","patterns":["legal advice","disclaimer"]},{"label":"Sets the number of lines","patterns":["\\b(4|four)\\b.{0,20}(lines?|numbered|items?|steps?)"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Contract updates often change both the method and the deadline. Tell the AI which terms are current and ask for the actual date.","rubricLabels":["Line 1 includes the app option (Account > Membership > Cancel) from the update, alongside or instead of in person or certified letter, and doesn't suggest calling the bank","Line 2 gives January 5 as the last day (January 15 minus 10 days, the updated notice), not a December date from 30 days","Line 3 gives the annual fee as $59, and line 4 is \"This isn't legal advice.\""]}