Yonathan Levy recently shared something that caught my attention: "I built 5 workflows that save me 5+ hours a week." He added that "Claude Co-work lets me run repeatable workflows for writing, repurposing, and organising ideas" and that the result is simple: less manual work and more time to write.

That framing matters. Yonathan is not saying "use AI to write for you." He is saying: build a system so the boring parts happen automatically, and you can spend your energy on the part that actually moves the needle: deciding what to say, and saying it well.

In this post, I want to expand on Yonathan Levy's five-workflow approach and translate it into a practical, blog-ready playbook you can implement whether you use Claude, ChatGPT, Notion, Google Docs, or a messy folder of drafts. The tool matters less than the structure.

The real productivity win: workflows, not prompts

Yonathan's line "The setup does the heavylifting. I just show up and write" is the whole lesson.

A prompt can produce a paragraph. A workflow produces outcomes repeatedly:

A consistent place for ideas to land
A repeatable method to turn ideas into posts
A way to reuse what already worked
A retrieval system so nothing gets lost

If you are constantly starting from scratch, you are not writing, you are rebuilding your process every time.

The five workflows Yonathan listed map to five common friction points in content creation. Let's walk through each one and add implementation detail.

Workflow 1: Make your posts searchable

Yonathan wrote: "You stop digging through old posts to find that one angle." That is not a minor annoyance. It is a hidden tax.

Most creators have two problems:

They forget what they have already said.
They cannot find it when they need it.

What "searchable" actually means

Searchable is not just putting posts in a folder. It is adding structure that supports retrieval:

A title that reflects the core idea (not "Post draft 17")
A one-line summary (what problem it solves)
Tags for topic, audience, format, and hook type
A searchable snippet of the best line or contrarian point

A simple implementation

Create a database (Notion, Airtable, Sheets, even a folder of text files) where every post gets:

Post text
Hook
Topic tags
Outcome (views, replies, leads, saves)
Notes on what made it work

Then, when you need a post about "pricing" or "positioning," you search, pull 3-5 prior angles, and remix instead of reinventing.

Workflow 2: Turn viral posts into templates

Yonathan's second point was blunt: "Repeat what works." Many people resist this because it feels uncreative. But templates are not creative limits, they are creative leverage.

What to template (and what not to)

Template structure, not opinions. For example:

Hook patterns that earned attention
Post arcs (problem - insight - example - takeaway)
Transitions that keep people reading
CTA styles that drive comments without begging

Do not template the exact topic or the exact punchline. That is how you become repetitive.

A practical "viral to template" method

When a post performs well (yours or someone else's), extract:

The promise: what does the reader get?
The tension: what common belief is challenged?
The proof: what makes it credible?
The steps: what can they do next?

Store it as a reusable outline like:

Hook: Contrarian but true statement
Context: Why most people get it wrong
Mechanism: The underlying principle
Example: A concrete scenario
Action: 3 steps to apply
CTA: Ask for a keyword or opinion

That is the kind of "template" that keeps your voice intact while removing blank-page stress.

Workflow 3: One idea into five posts

Yonathan said: "Maximise every breakthrough." This is the difference between creators who burn out and creators who compound.

Most good ideas are not one post. They are a small universe of angles.

The "one idea, five angles" model

Take a single insight and generate:

The story post: how you learned it
The how-to post: the steps
The mistake post: what people do wrong
The framework post: a named model or checklist
The example post: a teardown of a real situation

If you want to go further, vary format:

Short punchy post (one point)
Longer structured post (sections)
Carousel outline (if you use them)
FAQ style
Myth vs reality

Why this saves time (and improves quality)

When you stick with one idea longer, you do not just produce more content. You also think deeper. Your second and third drafts are usually clearer than your first.

Workflow 4: Conversations into content

Yonathan described this as: "Structure what you already said into a post." This is underrated because your best writing often happens in replies, DMs, calls, and voice notes.

Capture first, format later

The workflow is:

Capture: save a message thread, meeting note, or voice transcript
Extract: identify the strongest claim, the best analogy, and the key objection
Structure: turn it into a post with a clear arc

A simple structure that works

Try:

Hook: the most interesting sentence from the conversation
Context: what question prompted it
Answer: your core point in 2-4 bullets
Example: what it looks like in real life
Close: invite disagreement or ask for a keyword

If you are having thoughtful conversations, you already have content. The workflow turns it into a repeatable asset.

Workflow 5: Mine long content for posts

Yonathan's last workflow: "Research becomes posts in minutes." This is where AI tools shine when used correctly.

Long content includes:

Podcasts you were on
Loom videos
Webinars
Blog drafts
Sales calls (with permission)
Research notes

The goal is not summarization

Summaries are rarely engaging on LinkedIn. The goal is extraction:

Identify 10-20 "post-sized" claims
Pull the best examples and phrasing
Match each claim to a proven template

A strong mining workflow answers:

What are the 5 strongest opinions in this piece?
What are 5 counterintuitive takeaways?
What are 5 practical steps someone can try today?
What objections would a smart reader raise?

Then you turn each into a standalone post with a clear promise.

Putting it together: a weekly operating system

If you combine Yonathan Levy's workflows, you get a simple loop:

Capture ideas (from research and conversations)
Store them in a searchable library
Turn winners into templates
Expand breakthroughs into multiple angles
Mine long content to keep the pipeline full

The key is to treat your content like a product system, not a series of heroic efforts.

One practical way to start this week

Pick just one workflow to implement:

If you lose ideas, start with searchable posts.
If you write slowly, start with templates.
If you run out of topics, start with mining long content.

Once one workflow is stable, add the next. That is how you actually get the "5+ hours a week" Yonathan talked about.

And if you are tempted to skip setup and go straight to writing, remember his punchline: "The setup does the heavylifting. I just show up and write." That is not a productivity hack. It is a strategy.

This blog post expands on a viral LinkedIn post by Yonathan Levy, Strong brands don’t pitch. View the original LinkedIn post →