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by davely 572 days ago
Love the idea!

But! I don't love the idea of sending PII for friends and family to an unknown source in order to facilitate this.

You can ask your friendly neighborhood LLM for a template and go to town!

"I'd like to create a positive spin on "Cease & Desist" letters for the holidays that I could send to friends. Let's call them a "Continue & Persist" letter.

How can I make something cute and uplifting that I could send to friends for the holidays. I guess I need some personalization options like name, and one thing I'd like them to continue doing (optional).

Can you help me create an official looking, but fun form letter that I can fill in the send to people? Thank you!"

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[Your Name or Family Name]

Department of Holiday Joy & Encouragement

[Your Address or City, if desired]

[Date]

OFFICIAL NOTICE

Re: Continue & Persist Order

Dear [Recipient's Name],

In the spirit of the holidays and in recognition of your outstanding contributions to the world, the Department of Holiday Joy & Encouragement has issued this Continue & Persist order for you.

This order officially requires you to continue being your amazing self and persist in spreading joy and kindness throughout the year. Please note the following specifics of your order:

1. You must continue to [something wonderful they do, e.g., make everyone laugh, inspire others, or bake the best cookies]. Your efforts in this area have been truly exceptional and have brought countless smiles.

2. Under no circumstances are you to cease being the incredible [friend/parent/artist/etc.] that you are.

3. This order is valid indefinitely and cannot be revoked (even if you try to protest with modesty).

Failure to comply with this order will result in an overflow of love, gratitude, and probably more letters like this one.

We at the Department of Holiday Joy & Encouragement commend your contributions to making life brighter and sincerely hope you have the happiest of holidays.

Warm regards,

[Your Name or Family Name]

Director of Holiday Cheer

2 comments

This is pretty good! An LLM is actually the right tool to generate this kind of copy that demands a given style but is ultimately soulless.
"...And here is a magnet pin with the logo of the company, to fix this letter on your fridge at home if you want, so your children and partner can read it also". That would be chef kiss