The Comet’s Tale ☄️ — Issue #3
Your Daily Beacon for All Things Comet, Perplexity, and AI Advantage
Greetings, Astral Adventurers! Chris here. 👋🏼
If you’ve been feeling like the tech cosmos spins faster every single day—welcome home. The Comet’s Tale ☄️ now comes at you daily, because why not ride the tailwind of innovation itself, together? Whether you’re a founder navigating uncharted markets, a product builder pushing code at 2am, or a knowledge seeker reshaping your mental models, this daily periodical is your secret weapon.
Today, we’re launching Issue #3 with a new cadence and an even deeper commitment—to make you smarter, faster, and more in tune with the evolving AI ecosystem than anyone else in your orbit.
Buckle in. Today, we’re unpacking not just the big launch, but the why, the hidden gains, and how you can spin code, content, and curiosity into real-world results—with Comet and Perplexity as your mind-meld engine.
In case you missed It, what actually IS Perplexity Comet?
Simply put: Comet is a browser with a built-in research assistant that….
Reads and understands web pages for you
Compares information across multiple sources
Fact-checks claims in real-time
Helps you shop smarter
Drafts emails, documents, and summaries
Answers follow-up questions about anything you're viewing
The key difference: While ChatGPT knows what it was trained on, Comet knows what's happening right now.
The Features That Actually Matter?
1. Page Understanding
Comet doesn't just search—it comprehends. Open any article, research paper, or terms of service, and ask "What should I actually care about here?" Instant, personalized summary.
2. Multi-Tab Intelligence
Working on a project with 20 tabs open? Ask Comet to synthesize all of them into key findings. It's like having a research assistant who read everything while you were getting coffee.
3. Shopping Without the BS
Found something on Amazon? Ask: "Is this actually a good deal, and are the reviews legitimate?" Comet checks price history, analyzes review patterns, and finds alternatives you didn't know existed.
4. Document Help That Works
Upload any document—contracts, reports, bills—and ask questions in plain English. "What am I agreeing to?" "How can I lower this bill?" "What's the catch?"
5. Email and Writing Assistant
Highlight any text and ask Comet to respond, summarize, or rewrite it. Reply to emails professionally in seconds, not minutes.
🚀 Perplexity/Comet News of the Day
Featured Update: Spaces Go Live with Real-Time Code Execution
Today marks a major leap not just for the Perplexity/Comet ecosystem, but for the entire AI-augmented productivity space: the release of Spaces with Real-Time Code Execution. If you missed the live demo, picture this: you ask a question—research-intensive or code-specific—and the answer comes with dynamic, executable code and data exploration, right inside your workspace.
Why does this really matter?
End-to-End Workflows, Zero Context-Switching:
Jump from hypothesis to data crunch to refined insight, all with a single query. No more juggling browser tabs, colab notebooks, or messy copy-paste loops.Accurate, Trustworthy Results:
Watch as outputs, logic, and context sit side-by-side—you don’t just get an answer; you see the reasoning. Suddenly, trust in your ops and analyses goes way up.
Real Talk—from the Front Lines:
This morning, I used the new Spaces to pull down the latest MTG Arena balance patch notes, scraped the card text, and ran clustering with Perplexity’s Deep Research in the same session—no friction, no lost focus. All back-checked with the current meta and my card collection, both in CSV and in PDF format (my PDF being filtered where no cards with a QTY of 0 are considered).
Result? Deck recommendations, meta forecasts, and draft ideas, all built before my coffee got cold. And now I’m Platinum 2, close enough to Diamond I can taste it! More on that below…
The Bottom Line: Why This Matters
We're drowning in information, but starving for insights. Comet doesn't add to the noise…it cuts through it to get you what you need, and now. This isn't about learning another tool. It's about reclaiming your time and mental energy for what actually matters.
🌬️ Comet’s Tailwinds
High-velocity prompt snippets for maximum daily gain
Welcome to your new toolkit. Every day, we’ll drop a few prompt snippets engineered for hands-on value. Whether you work in operations, marketing, engineering, or creative roles, one of these will pay immediate dividends.
Today’s Prompt Arsenal:
1. Advanced Email Summarization & Sentiment Auditing (NOTE: Ensure your Google Mail is configured as a Connector in your Perplexity settings.)
Prompt:
“Summarize the last 3 emails from [important sender] in one sentence each. Judge sentiment as positive, negative, or neutral and suggest one action per email to improve the relationship.”
Why use it?
Instant inbox clarity for your executive, client, or team management game. It’s like having a chief of staff with neural superpowers.
Tip: Automate with Zapier to run this on every inbox update.
2. LinkedIn Content Engine
Prompt:
“Draft a LinkedIn post in my voice based on the latest Comet/Perplexity findings. Hook first, three scannable bullet points, and end with a question for my network. Keep under 2200 characters.”
Why use it?
Feed this prompt with weekly summary insights or trending data. The engagement question at the end drives high-comment momentum (hello, LinkedIn algorithm ❤️).
3. Trend-Spotting for Content Leaders
Prompt:
“Identify one overlooked trend from the last 2 weeks in AI adoption, focusing on unexpected industries. Output a 90-second LinkedIn video script with a bold, contrarian opening.”
Best play?
Use this on Sunday nights to frame unique perspectives—get your post ready for Monday prime time.
These aren’t just templates—they’re building blocks. Each one lets you orchestrate your digital presence and decision speed, using Comet to outpace and outsmart the competition.
Tailwinds in Practice—Case Story
Earlier this week, reader Alex D. wrote in:
“I automated an email summary routine for my venture team using the prompt above, piped it through Zapier, and suddenly my Monday standups shrunk from 40 minutes to 10—with way fewer missed signals.”
That’s the type of operational leverage we want everyone orbiting The Comet’s Tale ☄️ to unlock.
How are you tailoring these? Hit reply or use the ‘Submit Prompt’ button below. We will start featuring the most inventive takes every Friday.
🌠 Project of the Day
Today, I’m feeling bold. Instead of just tossing out a static case study, I’m inviting you—our sharpest-minded subscribers—to reshape a game using Perplexity Spaces. If you’re into Magic: The Gathering Arena (MTGA), this challenge is candy. If you’re not, think of this as a masterclass in applied AI for any card/strategy game or even investment picking.
Today’s Challenge? Upgrade Your MTGA Deck with Perplexity Deep Research
Here’s the Mission Brief:
Pull down the latest patch notes or banlist.
Utilize CSV, Microsoft Excel, or PDF to organize and collate your cards; the neater the data, the easier the inferencing!
Use Perplexity Spaces with custom instructions, as well as links like Aetherhub, Untapped.gg, and others to analyze which cards got buffed, nerfed, or quietly leapfrogged in value due to meta shifts.
Cluster similar cards and design three deck archetypes optimized for current play.
(Bonus: Set up an alert or Zapier trigger to auto-update these archetypes next patch.)
Optional Twist:
Use Deep Research to…
Spot which cards are over-performing in the current meta (win rates, usage stats).
Build a predictive model—will this card climb or fall next week?
Not a CCG/TCG fan?
Try this as a template for:
Fantasy sports roster updates
Stock portfolio reviews after earning calls
Weekly project retros via automated research
Variant: Use Comet to break any repetitive data process, and share your journey. “Smash” that reply button and let me know how it helped you!
🛸 Quick Hits & Cosmic Curios
Here’s what’s pinging the Comet radar—not a full deep-dive, but high-signal observations and actions you can take in under 60 seconds:
AI Prompt Battles:
Give me your whackiest and most off-the-wall prompts for featuring with Parallax compute and how far we can take your ideas to life (you may even get featured in the newsletter!)Resource Drop:
Soon I will drop my “Spaces + Zapier” automation file, where your Perplexity Space + The Comet Assistant can utilize Zapier (in conjunction with Claude) in ways you NEVER thought possible.Perplexity Tip:
Did you know: You can use custom Spaces to run periodic market intelligence reports that automate LinkedIn content angles—even for niche verticals? Try it and send your favorite headlines.
💬 Cosmic Q&A
Each day, I’ll answer a hand-picked reader’s question.
Today:
Q: “How do I build a repeatable workflow that actually sticks—not just another shiny toy I ignore in a week?”
A: Ritual beats willpower. Set a daily 8am slot, automate trigger emails, and make reporting visible—bonus points for public dashboards (hello, Google Sheets + Zapier + beehiiv API!). The fewer decisions you leave to chance, the longer your winning streak. Plan to execute, execute to plan. You will need to take the requisite time to be able to “work” to setting up that daily 8AM slot, use the Perplexity Study Guide Space as a way of helping you learn more quickly and effectively!
Send in your burning questions—tech, process, velocity hacks, or anything existentially AI. If I don’t know, I’ll Comet-ize the answer for tomorrow.
🔮 What’s Next—A Look Forward
Tomorrow’s edition will feature:
The first batch of reader-driven Spaces
A special guest workflow teardown
Updates to some generative AI teardowns from a broader industry perspective.
Want in? Hit reply and submit a prompt!
Here’s a sneak peek at one of my favs!
If you’re reading this, you know:
The future isn’t being built “somewhere else.” It’s being built right here, by the crazy ones who try new things, test wild workflows, and share what actually works with their peers.
The promise of Comet, Perplexity, and Spaces isn’t just about answering questions—it’s about building, learning, and connecting in a way that is actually fun, productive, and a little bit magical.
Most newsletters send you 5 links and tell you, “Good luck.” This one drops you in the cockpit.
You bring the curiosity; Comet brings the firepower.
Until tomorrow—keep accelerating.
Hit reply if you want a chance at your work on tomorrow’s front page.
—Chris
Chris Dukes
Managing Editor, The Comet's Tale
Founder/CEO, Parallax Analytics
Beta Tester, Perplexity Comet
https://parallax-ai.app
[email protected]
P.S. - Struggling with something specific? Hit reply. If multiple people have the same challenge, it’ll become featured in a future issue.