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01 / THE BOOK · SECOND EDITION
AI FOR THE
AI Hacks and Tricks for Those of Us
Who Weren’t Born Yesterday
You have an email to write, a career question to untangle, and a folder of ideas you keep meaning to do something with.
Start with something you actually need.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
Curious.
With questions.
Maybe you’ve opened ChatGPT and wondered what to ask. Maybe you’ve tried it and received a beautifully formatted answer that was completely useless.
You want to understand what these tools can do. You also have questions about privacy, accuracy, and whether another subscription will improve anything.
Bring the questions.
02 / WHAT’S INSIDE
Open it where life
is annoying you.
Choose a real task. Try the exercise.
Check the result. Keep what works.
Clear the clutter.
Turn notes into next steps, summarize information, compare options, and draft the email you’ve been avoiding.
Work & everyday lifeMake something yours.
Experiment with writing, images, and creative projects. Recognize when a result has lost your voice.
Creativity & visual ideasExplore your next move.
Examine your experience, improve application materials, and rehearse interviews without inventing credentials.
Career reinventionKeep your judgment.
Protect personal information, check claims, and recognize when a task needs human expertise.
Privacy, ethics & verificationPut it into practice.
A reusable prompting method, 70 adaptable prompts, a tool directory, a glossary, and a 30 day practice plan.
Something to try, then try again03 / TRY IT YOURSELF
Your first
30 minutes.
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From AI for the Age Defiant
Second Edition · Pages xiii–xiv
START HERE
Before Chapter 1. Before any reading. One real win.
This page exists because most people do not need more theory. They need one useful experience to take the edge off.
Open the AI assistant you already have access to. If you do not have one, go to ChatGPT or any mainstream assistant.
Paste this prompt:
I am curious about AI, but I do not want hype or jargon. Based on a typical week for an adult over 45, give me three small ways I could use AI right now: one for work, one for daily life, and one for creativity. For each, tell me why it is useful, what kind of tool would help, and the easiest first step.
Then ask:
Which option is the best first win if I want low effort, low risk, and a clear payoff?
Continue the exercise
Write down:
Which option felt immediately useful?
Which option felt annoying or unnecessary?
What concerns came up around trust, privacy, or accuracy?
Reflect:
What is one small task I will test this week?
How will I know whether AI actually helped?
Bonus tip: Keep your first experiment boring on purpose. Boring is underrated. Boring is where habits come from.
Checklist:
When you have done that, turn the page.
AI FOR THE AGE DEFIANT · SECOND EDITION
Pick a task.
Bring your skepticism.
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