Free Workbook · 30 Minutes · One Real Output
You've tried AI.
You're just not sure
if you're doing it right.
This workbook doesn't teach you AI. It gets you to make something real with it — something that is completely yours — in under 30 minutes.
"I had no idea building one app would change how I understood everything. It wasn't the app. It was the moment I realised I'd actually made something. That's what I want you to feel."
— Nika
No sign-up. No email. Just open it and go.
What this is not:
✗ Not a list of 50 prompts to copy
✗ Not a tutorial about how AI works technically
✗ Not a workbook full of reflection questions with no output
✗ Not something you read and then forget
What it is:
✓ Three short sessions, each with one specific action
✓ You answer questions about your actual life
✓ AI uses your answers to build something for you
✓ You finish with one real, working document — your AI Brief
A word before you start
The reason AI feels like it's not quite working for you isn't that you're doing it wrong. It's that AI doesn't know you yet. It's treating you like a stranger. Every mediocre output you've gotten back has been a generic answer to a generic prompt.
This workbook fixes that. By the end, AI will know enough about you — your context, your life, your way of thinking — that the next time you open it, the output will feel different. Personal. Like it was written for you, not for anyone who might have asked the same question.
This workbook fixes that. By the end, AI will know enough about you — your context, your life, your way of thinking — that the next time you open it, the output will feel different. Personal. Like it was written for you, not for anyone who might have asked the same question.
Session 1 of 3 · ~10 minutes
Tell AI who you actually are.
Not your job title. Not your LinkedIn summary. The real context of your life — the stuff that makes your questions different from anyone else's.
Why these questions? Each one gives AI a layer of context it needs to stop sounding generic. The workbook has 9 questions — 7 that build your permanent AI Brief, plus 2 that teach AI how you've worked with it before and what you never want it to do. The more honest your answers, the more the output will sound like it was made for you — because it was.
Question 01 of 09
What do you actually do — not your job title, the real version?
Describe what you do in your own words. What does your day involve? What are you responsible for?
AI uses this to understand what kind of problems you're actually solving — not the generic version of your role.
From the video"Who are you, really? Not your job title — your context. Where are you in life? What world do you actually live in? Because a 45-year-old woman in oil and gas in Japan needs very different things from AI than a 28-year-old designer in Manila — even if they ask the exact same question."
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Eden's answer
"Smart 3D Administrator in oil and gas. I design and manage documentation and spatial data systems for offshore operations. I also consult on AI integration and I'm building a YouTube channel. I have a full-time job and I'm doing all of this on the side."
Question 02 of 09
What are you carrying right now that takes up mental space?
What's the thing — or things — that is on your mind most often. A decision, a deadline, a situation, a person, a goal.
This gives AI your current context. Without it, AI gives you advice for a hypothetical person. With it, AI gives you advice for your actual situation.
From the video"What do you actually want? Not what you think you should want. Not what the YouTube video said AI could give you. Your real goal — where you are genuinely trying to go. This shapes everything that follows."
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Question 03 of 09
What are you genuinely good at — the things people come to you for?
Not a list of skills. The actual things. What do people ask your help with? What do you find easy that others find hard?
AI needs to know your strengths so it can amplify them — not try to replace or work around them.
From the video"What do you know? Tell AI your real expertise level. If you know something well, tell it — so it stops explaining things you already understand and gets to the part that's actually useful to you."
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Eden's answer
"Systems thinking. I can see how things connect and where the gaps are. I'm also good at documentation — I've been writing technical documents under pressure for 18 years. And I'm good at asking the question underneath the question."
Question 04 of 09
What do you avoid doing even when you know you should do it?
The thing that sits on your to-do list. The task you push back. The email you haven't sent. Be specific. Also: what do you find genuinely difficult, slow, or draining — even if you can do it?
These are exactly the tasks AI can help with most — but only if it knows what they are. This is where AI earns its place in your day.
From the video"What don't you know? Be honest about the gaps. AI calibrates to you when you're honest — it stops assuming you already know things and starts filling in what you actually need."
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Question 05 of 09
Describe how you think and communicate. What's your natural style?
Are you direct or careful? Detailed or big-picture? Formal or casual? Do you write in short sentences or long ones? Do you ask a lot of questions?
This is how AI will write for you — matching your voice instead of its default corporate tone.
From the video"How do you think? Do you think in stories or in systems? Do you need examples or principles? Do you want the short answer or the full picture? Do you prefer bullet points or paragraphs? These are not small things — they change everything about how useful AI's answers feel to you."
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Eden's answer
"I think in systems. I'm warm but precise. I will not tolerate vagueness — 18 years of safety-critical work baked that in. I'm philosophical — I often end up at the question underneath the question. I sound more casual in person than in writing."
Question 06 of 09
What have you been meaning to do with AI but haven't done yet?
Not a grand vision. The actual thing. The one real task you've thought "I should use AI for that" — and then didn't.
This becomes Session 2 — where AI actually does the thing for you. Be specific here.
From the video"What are your constraints? Time, tools, money, energy — the practical edges of your actual life. The best AI output is not the most impressive one. It is the one you can actually use. Tell it your constraints honestly and it will respect them."
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Question 07 of 09
One more thing AI should know about you — whatever feels most important.
Anything that gives context. A constraint, a value, a situation, something about how you work best.
This is the thing that makes your brief yours and not anyone else's.
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Eden's answer
"I live in Japan. I'm Filipino. My deepest thoughts come out in Japanese, which I'm learning partly because my visa depends on it. I operate across at least three languages and three cultures every day. This affects how I think about everything."
Question 08 of 09
What has AI already been for you — what worked, what didn't?
Your history with AI is not irrelevant — it's data. Think about the times AI gave you something useful and the times it disappointed you. What was the difference?
When you share this, AI learns your taste within the conversation. It adjusts. The output stops being average and starts being calibrated.
From the video — Question 6"What has AI already been for you? Maybe you've tried it and felt like it was just a fancy search engine. Maybe you've used it for writing and it gave you something that sounded like a robot. Maybe it once gave you an answer that completely changed how you saw a problem. All of that matters."
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Question 09 of 09
What do you want AI to never do when it's working with you?
You are allowed to have preferences. Don't start with "Certainly." Don't use bullet points unless I ask. Push back on me when I'm vague. Name yours.
These instructions turn AI from a tool into a collaborator. The more specific you are, the less you'll have to correct it every time.
From the video — Question 7"What do you want AI to never do? This surprises people most — you're allowed to have preferences about how AI talks to you. You don't have to accept the default. Naming what you don't want is as powerful as naming what you do."
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Eden's answer
"Don't be sycophantic. Don't start with 'Great question!' Don't give me a 10-step plan when I asked for one thing. If I'm being vague, say so — don't guess. And never simplify something just because it's complex. I can handle complexity. What I can't handle is being talked down to."
Session 2 of 3 · ~15 minutes
Your AI Brief is ready.
Now use it.
This is the document you built from your answers. Copy it. Paste it into Claude or ChatGPT. Then do the one thing you've been meaning to do.
My Personal AI Brief
Generated · Session 1 complete
Who I Am — Real Context
What I'm Currently Carrying
My Strengths — What AI Should Amplify
What I Avoid — Where I Need Help Starting
How I Think and Communicate — Match This Voice
The One Thing I Want AI to Help Me Do Today
One More Thing You Should Know
My History with AI — What Worked, What Didn't
What I Want AI to Never Do
Save your AI Brief somewhere you'll find it. A note on your phone. A document on your desktop. In Notion if you have it. Every time you open Claude or ChatGPT, paste it before your question. That's the entire practice.
Now here's what to do with it
1
Open Claude or ChatGPT — whichever you already use
Start a new conversation. Don't use an old one — you want a clean slate for this.
claude.ai or chat.openai.com
2
Paste your AI Brief as your first message
Just paste it. Then add one line at the end: "I'm going to give you a task. Before you start, tell me if you have enough context about me — or if you need more information."
This is "pull prompting" — you're letting AI ask what it needs
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Give it the task from Question 6
The thing you've been meaning to do. Say it clearly. Add: "Please do this in a way that fits the context I gave you. Use my voice. Account for my constraints."
4
Read what comes back. Notice the difference.
It will sound more like you. It will account for your situation. If something is off, say "that part doesn't feel right — try again with more of my context." That's the whole skill.
This is the moment the workbook is designed around
Your first prompt — ready to paste
Copy this entire block into Claude or ChatGPT
The thing to notice: If the output sounds generic, it means you gave AI generic inputs. Go back to your brief and make one answer more specific. More personal always beats more detailed. "I have 90 minutes per day" is more useful to AI than "I'm busy."
Session 3 of 3 · ~5 minutes
Write your proof of life.
You just made something real with AI. Before you close this tab — write it down. Not for anyone else. For the version of you that opens AI next week and forgets this worked.
Why this matters: The reason most people don't build an AI habit is that they forget what worked. The moment you had — where something came back that felt personal — fades quickly. Writing it down in your own words is how you keep it.
The thing that changes everything
Your AI Brief is not a worksheet. It's a tool. Every time you start a new conversation with AI, paste it first. In two weeks it will be second nature. In a month, AI will feel like something that actually works for you — because it will.
You didn't learn about AI today.
You used it.
That's the only thing that matters. Everything else is preparation for this.
What to do next:
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Save your AI Brief somewhere you'll actually find it
Notes app. Notion. A document on your desktop. Somewhere you open regularly. The brief is only valuable if you use it.
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Use it tomorrow for one task
Pick one thing — small is fine. Paste your brief. Ask. See what comes back. The second time is faster. The third time is automatic.
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Update your brief when your life changes
New job. New project. New constraint. The brief is a living document. It grows with you.
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Watch the channel — this is where the whole system lives
This workbook is Session 1 of a much bigger system. Eden is building it in public — documenting every step, every mistake, every result. Subscribe so you don't miss what comes next.
Never Stop Learning with Nika · YouTube
A question from Eden
"What did you build? I genuinely want to know. Not because it makes good content — because the thing you made with your brief is the thing that proves this works for your life, not just mine. Drop it in the comments. Or send it to me. I read everything."