You can begin with ordinary chat, learn how context works, then move into desktop agents, the terminal and deployment when your task calls for them. Each article includes an original example, reusable prompts and sources.
- 1Beginner
Your first useful task with ChatGPT or Claude
Start in ordinary chat with a clear brief, current facts and a result you can check.
- 2Foundations
Context windows, context rot and better AI handoffs
Understand what an AI can work with, then use a portable handoff to continue cleanly.
- 3Intermediate
Build a reusable writing skill
Turn approved examples of your own writing into channel-specific drafting instructions.
- 4Intermediate
Use a desktop coding agent
Work in a project folder, review proposed changes and check a small business FAQ.
- 5Advanced
Use coding agents from the terminal
Choose the right folder, understand commands and preserve a reviewable change history.
- 6Build and publish
Build a polished business website on a US$50 software budget
Take a small brochure site from brief to preview and Cloudflare, with an honest budget and deployment checklist.
Pick work you already understand.
Choose a recurring task where you can recognize a good result: organizing meeting notes, preparing a weekly update, or drafting a routine customer reply.
Start with a draft, then check it.
Use a small approved input. Ask for a specific output. Compare the result with the source, fix the gaps, and keep a person responsible for consequential decisions.
Make the first version repeatable.
Keep the prompt, input format, review checklist, and a record of corrections. Add integrations only when the manual workflow reliably helps.