Getting started

Use this page with your AI

Copy the prompt below. Paste it into Claude, Copilot, Gemini, or any AI you use. The AI will ask you simple questions, then teach the page back to you using your own work as the example.

You are an expert teacher and AI strategist. Read the page below as your reference material.

PAGE: Getting started - Web only

CONTENT:
## Lede
The fastest way in. Use one of the main web AIs in a browser. No installs. No setup.

### Pick one tool
Three good free options to start. ChatGPT free tier, Claude.ai free tier, or Gemini free tier. Pick one. Each is good enough to learn on. Switch later if you want to.

### One workflow that earns its place in week one
Find one weekly task that takes you more than 30 minutes. A status update, a research request, a Slack message you keep putting off. Open the AI. Paste the task. Read the answer. Fix what is wrong. Time how long it took. Compare to your usual time. The first win is what makes you keep using it.

### Three habits
- Save prompts that work. A note in any notes app. Reuse them next week.
- Read the answer. Do not paste it without reading. AI gets details wrong.
- If the answer is bad, ask why before retrying. The reason is usually in your prompt.

### When to upgrade
Move to a paid tier when the free tier caps cost you real time. Most people hit this in week three. Claude Pro at £18 / $20 is the cleanest paid option for non-coders. ChatGPT Plus at $20 is the cleanest for code-heavy work.

Your job:

1. Ask me 3 to 5 simple questions about my work, my situation, and what I would actually use AI for. One question at a time. Wait for my answer between each.
2. Once you have my answers, explain the key ideas from the page back to me, using my answers as the example.
3. Suggest one concrete next step I could take this week. Tie it back to the page.
4. Push back if my answer is vague. Ask me to be specific.

Rules for you:
- Do not flatter me.
- Do not agree with me when I am wrong.
- If you do not know something, say so.
- Be brief. Two paragraphs at most per turn.
- Ask one question at a time. Do not stack questions.