THE AI BREAKDOWN
Real Tools for Real Life
A practical guide to what AI can actually do for you
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Why I’m Standing Up Here
Three years ago I had never built a website. AI didn’t make me technical - it made the next step visible enough to take.
Grammy-winner visuals
Created a video used as a visual for Grammy Award winner Fatboy Slim.
Built real business websites
Designed and shipped several live sites for businesses — starting from zero web experience.
Started my own company
Research, branding, planning, launch — AI made the iteration loop fast enough that momentum won.
Designed apps and games
Built interactive applications and game prototypes that would have taken a full dev team before.
Meet the Big Three
The three general-purpose assistants most people will reach for first - each with a different strength.
ChatGPT
Writing, coding, data analysis, multimodal work, and general-purpose problem solving.
Free • Plus $20/mo • Pro $200/mo
Claude
Long-form writing, careful reasoning, coding with Claude Code, and structured professional work.
Free • Pro $20/mo • higher tiers available
Where this actually saves you time
Pick the first place AI can take something off your plate and try it this week.
Move faster on customer-facing work you already understand.
Hospitality and retail
Draft guest replies, write seasonal offers, and turn rough notes into polished marketing copy.
Trades and services
Estimate materials, draft bids, and troubleshoot with photos before you chase the wrong lead.
Compress reading time and surface the next question worth asking.
Study and synthesis
Summarize long documents, build reading lists, and turn dense sources into clean briefings.
Tutoring support
Create study guides, rehearse explanations, and break hard material into staged learning steps.
Sharpen communication, preparation, and follow-through before you hit send.
Job search
Tailor resumes, rehearse interviews, and research companies without starting from a blank page every time.
Knowledge work
Review documents, draft correspondence, and distill long threads into clear next actions.
Turn curiosity into finished experiments instead of abandoned browser tabs.
Independent research
Track local issues, compare sources, and turn scattered notes into a clear point of view.
Build-for-yourself projects
Draft plans, create visuals, and prototype ideas that felt out of reach before.
Prompt Lab
Technique changes output. The RTCF framework keeps your prompts structured — try the live examples below.
ChatGPT
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Move fast, stay honest
A strong AI workflow keeps momentum high without pretending the tool is infallible.
Protect sensitive data
Never paste passwords, SSNs, or confidential records into consumer chat tools. Business and API tiers often carry different privacy guarantees.
Verify important claims
Dates, statistics, citations, and any legal or medical guidance still need a human check before you act on them.
Disclose meaningful AI help
Be upfront when AI shaped work you are presenting professionally, academically, or publicly. Credibility compounds.
Your judgment is the feature
Use AI to accelerate thinking, not replace it. The best results come from human judgment amplified by AI leverage.
Respect ownership and IP
Know what you are allowed to reuse, remix, or publish. Fast output does not equal clean rights.
Don't normalize misuse
Deception, impersonation, and careless misinformation scale just as fast as the good stuff. How you use it is a choice.
BREAKDOWN
Try one thing tonight
You don't need a grand plan. Pick one useful first win and let momentum show you what's possible next.
Questions? Let's connect.
Tonight's goal: one useful first win. Everything else follows from that.