If you are worried you're falling behind on learning to use AI.

Don't be.

Gallup says half of U.S. employees now use AI in their role. But only 28% use it frequently, and just 13% use it daily. It is still early. Very early.

Most people are still using AI like a slightly better version of Google. That alone is useful. I do it too. This morning I asked, “How many days until Mother’s Day?”

But it gets much more interesting when AI starts taking real work off your plate.

That is why I like starting with a to-do list.

There is an old story about a man who walked up to J.P. Morgan and said, “I have the secret to success in this envelope, but it will cost you $10,000.” Morgan asked to see it first. He opened it. Inside was a single line: “Make a list and do it.” Morgan paid the man.

That is usually where my day begins. Pen, legal pad, and a list of what is actually on my mind.

Then I take a picture of the list, drop it into ChatGPT, and say: “Turn this into a plan. Do the first pass on anything you can.”

That is the human-to-AI handoff.

One item becomes a research brief. Another becomes a prioritization engine. Another becomes a cleanup job I’ve been putting off.

And if the workflow is worth repeating, I move from ChatGPT into Claude Code and build something more durable.

The answer is not just which AI tool to use.

It is time to think differently about your work and how to get the job done.

Start with your list. Then ask a simple question:

What can the AI do for you?

In today’s full edition, I walk through five real examples from my day, plus prompts, best practices, and a few tips that have helped me get more out of these tools.