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YOUR AI STARTER CHECKLIST

You do not need a complicated stack. Pick one task you already do, use a tool to get a draft, and decide what is worth keeping.

1. Choose the task, then the tool

  • ChatGPT or Claude: brainstorm, organize, draft and critique words or ideas.
  • Canva AI: make a first visual direction, then refine the details yourself.
  • CapCut: speed up a rough video edit and captions.
  • Instagram Automations: explore how to deliver a resource after a comment, once the resource is ready.

Try one tool first. Adding five accounts in one day is usually a distraction.

2. Copy one of these prompts

To start: “Ask me five questions about [task], one at a time. Then help me make a simple first draft for [audience].”

To improve: “Here is my draft. What is unclear, missing or too generic for [audience]? Give me three specific changes.”

To act: “Turn this into three practical steps I can finish this week. Include the first 15-minute action.”

3. Your first week

  1. Day 1: write down one recurring task and what a good result would look like.
  2. Days 2–3: test one prompt using your real information. Remove private details you do not need to share.
  3. Days 4–5: check the output for accuracy, tone and missing context. Edit it yourself.
  4. Days 6–7: save the improved prompt and note what you changed. Use it again next week.

The win is a repeatable step that saves you effort, not a perfect answer on the first try.

KEEP GOING

Want the next practical step? Explore more free guides or browse the tools I use for deeper work.

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Your first useful AI result

Reading is the first step. Use this mini-workshop to leave with something you can try today.

A messy to-do list → a doable afternoon

Example input: “I have 45 minutes, one email to reply to, groceries to order and a caption to draft.” A useful answer picks an order, budgets the minutes and leaves room for interruptions. It does not add five new projects.

Illustrative example, not a claim about results.
  1. Pick a real task you can finish today.
  2. Write what “done” looks like before you ask AI.
  3. Run one draft, edit it, then record how long the whole task took.

MAKE THE PROMPT YOURS.

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HOW TO KNOW IT HELPED.

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