How to Use This Planner
Instead of trying to “learn everything about AI,” this planner helps you pick one small project and walk through it step by step. You can reuse this layout for as many projects as you’d like.
Your Project Plan
1. What do you want to get done?
Name one thing you want help with. Keep it small enough to finish in a week or two.
- Example: “Draft a kind but firm email about a billing mistake.”
- Example: “Organize my recipes and plan 3 simple dinners.”
- Example: “Write a friendly bio for my community newsletter.”
Your turn: Write your one project in a sentence or two.
2. Who is this for?
Tell the AI who you are writing or planning this for. This helps it choose a better tone.
- Who will read or see this?
- What is your relationship to them (friend, customer, family, student)?
- How do you want them to feel after they see it?
Your turn: Describe your audience in 2–3 short lines.
3. What do you already know?
List the details you already have. The more context you give the AI, the less guessing it has to do.
- Any dates, times, deadlines?
- Key facts that must be correct?
- Things you definitely want to include or avoid?
Your turn: Jot down the 3–5 most important details.
4. What kind of help do you want first?
Decide what you want the AI to do on the first round. You can always ask for more later.
- “Give me three draft versions to pick from.”
- “Help me outline the steps before we write anything.”
- “Ask me a few questions to help clarify my goal.”
Your turn: Write one clear request for the first response you want.
5. How will you judge if it helped?
Before you start, decide how you’ll tell whether this AI session was useful.
- Did you feel less stuck?
- Do you have a clearer next step?
- Did you save some time or energy?
Your turn: Write one sentence about what a “good result” would look like for this project.
