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- You want answers, summaries or drafts. Start with a chatbot such as Claude or ChatGPT on its free plan. T02-L01 · Get Answers You Can Use from a Chatbot shows how to get answers you can check.
- You want to build a small app, script or tool. Start with OpenCode. It's free and comes with free models. T08-L01 · Start With OpenCode: Set It Up, Change One Line, and Undo It takes you from the install to a first change you can undo.
- You want an AI to work through documents in a folder, for example sorting, renaming or summarising files. Start with OpenWork. T21-L01 · Start With OpenWork: One Folder, One Task, and a Look at Every Change walks you through one task.
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Learn one tool well before you add a second. The habits carry over: give a clear task, use made-up or approved data, and check every result before you rely on it. The method behind every book is in T01-L01 · From Idea to Working Result: The Four-Quadrant Method.