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A practical AI workflow for the job hunt — tailoring your CV to each role, drafting cover letters that sound like you, rehearsing interviews out loud, and the steps most candidates skip.

Build a personalised AI assistant — your own tutor, recipe helper, or work coach — by filling in a form. No code, no setup, ten minutes.

Drop in a 40-page document and get the parts that matter — the decisions, the risks, the things you would otherwise miss. A practical workflow for using AI to read what you do not have time to read.

Search and AI assistants are not interchangeable. A practical guide to which tool fits which question — with side-by-side examples and the cases where you should use both.

An honest look at what AI assistants actually do with your data — what is stored, what is used for training, what the privacy settings really mean, and the three changes worth making today.

The persistent beliefs about AI that keep otherwise sharp adults from even trying it. Each one addressed honestly — with what's true, what's exaggerated, and what to do about it.

Modern AI can read photos, charts, screenshots, and handwriting almost as easily as text. A practical guide to what works, what doesn't, and the thirty-second privacy checklist before you upload anything.

Talking to AI feels strange for about ninety seconds, then it becomes the most natural interface there is. A practical guide to voice mode — what it is great at, what it is bad at, and how to actually use it.

The low-stakes, high-frequency wins that turn AI from a curiosity into a habit. Real prompts for trip planning, meal planning, household admin, and the small decisions that eat your week.

A four-prompt loop that turns any AI into a private tutor — explainer, examples, practice, and feedback. Works for any topic, any background.

Three small prompts that turn any AI into a careful, fast editor — without it rewriting you into someone you are not. One pass each for clarity, tone, and grammar.

Most AI emails sound like AI. A practical workflow for using ChatGPT to draft, sharpen, and finish the emails you would actually press send on — without the robot smell.

AI does not think the way you do. It generates likely continuations from context. A plain-English mental model that, once it clicks, makes every prompting tip in the world easier to understand.

Five real prompts shown in their weak version and their better version, with a short note on what changed. The fastest way to upgrade your AI output without learning any jargon.

AI does not lie the way a person does. It can generate fluent false specifics because plausibility and verification are different jobs. Here is what is going on, why it happens, and how to avoid being burned.

Four mainstream AI assistants, picked apart in plain English. A non-technical guide to choosing your first AI based on what you already use and what you actually want from it.

A jargon-free comparison of free ChatGPT, ChatGPT Plus, and ChatGPT Pro — what changes when you upgrade and how to tell if you actually need to.

The blank input box is the hardest part. Seven copyable prompts that turn an empty conversation into a real win on your very first day.

A guided sixty-minute tour of ChatGPT — from signing up to your first real win. Every button, every setting that matters, in order.

AI in 2026 means one specific thing for most people — and it is not what the movies told you. A plain-English explanation of what is really going on, what it does well, and what it does not.