You are not behind (yet). Here's how to learn Claude in 3 mins: > Use 'Medium' effort. Never Max. > Low for grammar, high for one big prompt. > Use '/setup' command for Claude to onboard you. > Get $100/plan for 5× the usage of the $20 plan. > Give "goal" in the prompt, not "HOW" > Paste my specific prompt into Claude to start a new chat: > Save your one free reset for a bad day. > Use Opus 5.5 in every chat. Never Fable. > Never switch models mid-chat. > Never go back to an old chat. > Ask for a 10-line summary & paste it in a new one. > End questions with "No web search. No files." > Plan your deck in text first. Ask for the file last. > Highlight the part to fix, click "Edit with Claude". > Load your apps on demand (+ → Connectors → Tool access) > Paste Anthropic's 2 sentences into Settings → General → Instructions > Crop every screenshot. Turn every PDF into text > Pause every scheduled task you don't read. > Start every task with "Ask me questions before you start." > Put all your asks in one message. > Speak your prompts. I use Wispr Flow. > Never correct Claude. Edit your prompt or start. > One topic per chat. > Keep your instructions under 2,000 words. > Upload files you reuse once, in a Project. > In Claude Code: one task, then /clear. > Split your day into 3 sessions. > Ask Claude for images in HTML format. > Claude left bar → Customize → Skills. Remove anything you uploaded about yourself. In 2022, I was saying, "master AI before it masters you." And I am still saying the same. You still have the time to catch up. To make you disgustingly good at AI (be it Claude, ChatGPT, models, agents), I write my newsletter "How to AI" myself, with my two hands (or my voice sometimes). Take a look at