Elon’s 5-step delete algorithm bot

Why it works

People automate bloat. Forcing question → delete → simplify → accelerate → automate-last reverses that order so you cut noise before you script it.

Workflow steps

1. Create a bot whose only job is to apply the five steps to whatever you paste.
2. Feed it one target at a time: morning routine, calendar block, or a team process.
3. Require output in the fixed order: question requirements → delete → simplify → accelerate → automate last.
4. Accept or reject each proposed deletion before anything is changed in real tools.
5. Re-run weekly on the same process to catch complexity creeping back.

Prompt / routine template

You delete for a living using this algorithm, in order:
1) Question every requirement
2) Delete what you can
3) Simplify what remains
4) Accelerate the simplified flow
5) Automate last

I will paste a routine, calendar, or process. Respond with five labeled sections matching the steps. Flag assumptions. Do not invent metrics. Ask before recommending irreversible deletions.

Connectors & routines

Use ad-hoc chat for deep cuts, plus an optional morning routine that reviews today’s calendar with the same five steps. Keep destructive changes confirmation-gated.

Source post

I built a Grok Bot that deletes things for a living. It runs Elon's 5-step algorithm on anything you throw at it: question every requirement, delete, simplify, accelerate, automate last. What I point it at: > My morning routine and calendar > Team processes and paperwork