Free Guides ๐
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๐ NotebookLM: starter setup and the real free limits
Is NotebookLM free? Yes. The setup I actually use, plus the free plan limits written down from Google's own page so you don't have to screenshot.
๐ฃ๏ธ The three lines that fix any prompt
Stop writing prompts like a robot. Three lines, in order, plus a real before and after of the same email asked two ways โ 13 blanks versus one.
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Build your morning agent
The build for an AI agent that briefs you every morning while you're asleep. No coding, one sitting, plus how mine actually runs.
๐งญ Set up Claude the right way
Five things to do in your first five minutes with Claude, plus the prompt that makes Claude write your profile for you.
๐ 25 Claude prompts worth stealing
The prompts I actually reuse: work, writing, money, learning, and the freaky power moves. Copy buttons on every one.
๐ป Claude Code: first task + starter rules
The exact first thing to build if you just downloaded it, plus the memory file that makes Claude Code follow YOUR rules forever. No coding required.
๐ง What the new Claude does differently
Five things Claude Opus 5 handles that the older models struggled with, each with the exact prompt to test it yourself.
๐ง AI for small business kit
7 prompts that save real hours: flyers, estimates, follow ups, invoice audits, review replies, reminders, weekly numbers.
โจ๏ธ 5 Claude Code commands
The five most people never touch, and exactly when to use each one. Including the one that undoes your code and the conversation at the same time.
๐๏ธ Wispr Flow setup
How I stopped typing. Full setup for Windows and iPhone, plus the four settings that actually matter.
๐ 3 resume prompts
Write one master resume, cut it down for every job. The third prompt stings and it's the one that works.
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๐ค Give your content a Grok Bot team
Research, writing and post preparation with your review at every handoff. Four prompts to copy and a morning routine to test.
๐ Turn meeting notes into a proposal and slides
The Claude Docs and Slides workflow from the BIZ video. Three prompts to copy, the steps to follow, and what to check before sharing.
๐ง GPT: the guide
You don't need to switch to GPT 6
๐ง How I'd study anything now
One Project with your material, one plain explanation, then a quiz that drills what you miss until it sticks. Three prompts, copy buttons on all of them.
๐ฏ The job hunt prompts
Make Claude argue why you will NOT get the interview, then find the gaps, then rewrite only what needs it. The order is the trick. Copy buttons on all three.
๐งพ Claude writes your work log
End of day it writes what you worked on, what actually got finished, and what quietly ate the time. Two minute version plus the automated one.
🔧 AI tools that earn their keep in a small business
The honest list, not the sponsored one: five tools, what each is actually for, and which one to set up first for your most boring job.
⚙️ The content machine
How one phone take becomes six videos, captions, covers and a live page — the exact Claude Code pipeline I run, and the first station to build yourself.
๐ Claude Academy, the free school
Anthropic runs a free training site for Claude and almost nobody talks about it. Free, email signup, real certificates. The link plus exactly where to start for your level.
๐ค 25 Claude automations
25 things you can automate this weekend, with how to start each one. The four tagged ones run on my machine today, each linking to its full guide.
๐ก Life admin prompts
Six prompts for the boring stuff that runs your life: dinner, the avoided email, the dreaded call, the scary paperwork. Full versions, copy buttons on every one.
๐บ Claude watches YouTube for you
A free skill, two commands to install. Paste any video link, ask what you actually want to know, get it back with timestamps. A four hour course in four bullet points.
๐ง Claude didn't get worse
Everyone says it got dumber. It didn't. Four settings are still on default. What to change and why, all free plan.
๐ฏ Stop Claude guessing about you
One text box changes every answer you'll ever get, and most people leave it blank. What to write in it, plus the prompt that writes it for you.
๐ง Claude has one memory now
Chat and Cowork finally share one brain and it updates as you talk. How to check yours, read what it saved about you, and keep it from going stale.
๐ You're wasting your limit
Every message re-reads the whole conversation, so long chats cost far more than short ones for the same question. Five habits that fix it.
๐ฅ The morning inbox brief
Have AI read your inbox before you wake up and hand you only what matters. The filter prompts work with whatever you wire them to.
๐ง When you can't make yourself start
Five prompts that make the first move small enough to actually take. No motivation, no pep talk.
๐ธ The subscription audit
One bank statement export and four prompts. Find the recurring charges you forgot you were paying for.
โณ More coming. New guides drop with my videos, follow @techyai_cj so you catch them first.
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