Start where you are

AI that works because you do.

Everything here is built on one belief: you are the most important part of every AI interaction.

You already know how to ask questions, think things through, make decisions, and recognize when something doesn't feel right. You use those abilities every day in conversations and situations that matter.

Working with AI is another place to bring them.

These resources offer practical, human-centered ways to put those abilities to work, so you can engage with AI more confidently, make intentional choices, and get results that matter to you.

Not sure where to start? That's okay. You can learn the approach, try something out, or explore ways to use the habits in situations that matter to you. Start with what feels most useful right now.

Four Habits

Set the intentDon't make it guessStay in itOwn the outcome

LEARN THE HABITS

Start with the approach

How you engage with AI shapes what you get from it. Your intention, the context you provide, the questions you ask, and the judgment you bring all make a difference.

The Four Habits give you a practical way to bring those abilities into every AI interaction, from deciding what you need to taking ownership of the outcome.

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Find your starting point

AI Engagement Check

In just a few minutes, the AI Engagement Check helps you see how you're currently working with AI, what may be limiting your results, and the one habit that could make the biggest difference in your next conversation.

Whether your approach is more transactional or collaborative, there's no right or wrong starting point. Find yours—and see what to strengthen next.

Understand the habits
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You + Four Habits

Better AI results start with how you show up.

This short guide introduces four simple habits that can help you get more useful, specific AI results, with greater confidence and more of you in the outcome.

Read it in one sitting. Use it in your next AI conversation.

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You + Four Habits - Musical Companion

Some things stick better when they’re set to music. This short tune is a reminder that you are the most important part of your AI interactions.
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Videos 

You + Four Habits – Video Companion

Each habit in action through four micro videos designed to help you bring the Four Habits into your next conversation with AI.

PRACTICE THE HABITS

Put the approach to work

Try them out. See what changes.

The Four Habits become more meaningful when you put them into practice. These interactive tools, quick guides, and small reminders offer simple ways to apply the habits in everyday AI interactions, reflect on what works, and build confidence along the way.

INTERACTIVE TOOLS
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Interactive tool

How do I set this up so AI gets it?

The Brief

You’re about to use AI. In five questions, The Brief helps you clarify what matters, what AI needs to know, what you should keep in your hands, and how to start the conversation for better results. It begins with a quick pre-check to make sure the task is a good fit for AI.
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Interactive tool

Why didn't this work?

The Debrief

You’re already using AI. Paste something that didn’t go as planned. The Debrief helps you see what went wrong, what was missing, how to improve the result, so you’re sharper at spotting it yourself next time.
QUICK GUIDES
Quick guide
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What do I actually need to know about AI?

10 Truths About Every AI Tool

AI tools keep changing, but some things don't. These are the truths that hold no matter which tool you use — and the ground the Four Habits stand on. Start here, and the rest makes more sense.
Quick guide
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Am I sharing too much?

TMI for Your AI

The subtler ways people overshare with AI — and how to be as intentional about what you leave out as what you put in. This is Don't Make It Guess in practice: give the AI what it needs, and leave out what it doesn't.
Quick guide
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Before I use this, what should I double-check?

One More Look

A simple verification practice for checking AI output before it leaves your hands. This is Own the Outcome in practice — the habit that makes the result truly yours. 

LIVE THE HABITS

Use the approach in the moments that matter

Using AI well happens in the moments you decide what to ask, trust, change, or hand over.

These resources offer deeper guidance and practical ways to bring the Four Habits into those decisions, so thinking things through, asking questions, checking results, and using your judgment become a natural part of how you work with AI.

PURCHASE
Ebook

How do I know when AI is the right choice?

How Much Should AI Do?

Not every task needs AI. Not every process needs automation. Discover five practical paths for getting work done, from doing it yourself to using an AI agent, and learn how to decide which approach fits the work.
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Field journal

What is AI actually making possible for me?

After the Output

A field journal for noticing what happens beyond the AI session. Track what the work gave you back, what it helped you avoid, what it made room for, and whether using AI was actually worth it.