FOR YOUR FIRST REAL AI WORKFLOW
From your first question to getting real work done with AI
Skip the jargon and the ten-tool signup spree. Learn to ask, hand over files, then let AI operate your computer.
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Which one are you?
01I've never used AILearn what it can do and where it fails →02I can already chat with AIHand it PDFs, sheets and emails →03I want AI operating my computerCodex / Claude Code / Cursor →04I want the advanced stuffSkills / MCP / GitHub, in plain words →
The six-level path
1What is AI, actually?Set the right expectations first: it is capable, and it can still gue…2Which one should I try first?Do not start from a leaderboard. Pick one you can reliably access for…3How do I talk to an AI?No "prompt engineering" needed. Give the task, context, material and…4Don't just chat — put it to workThis is where you realize AI is not just a chatbot. Hand it files, bu…5AI can operate your computer nowIt used to answer "how do I install this" with steps. Now it can chec…6Teach your AI new skillsNo jargon needed first. Four everyday analogies.
Everyone gets an AI assistantIf you take away one idea from this whole section, make it this one.You don't need to memorize the jargonToken, Agent, Skill, MCP, API… It looks like a lot, but you don't need it all a…Picking tools, in plain languageOne card per tool: who it's for, what it does, how hard it is.