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1. Cowork Setup (Tips 1–10)
☑ Download the desktop app. Not the browser.
☑ Create one folder on your PC called 'COWORK'.
☑ 4 subfolders: About me, project, template, output
☑ Download anti-ai-style here: how-to-ai.guide.
☑ Subscribe for free. Open my welcome email.
☑ Hit the automatic reply button inside.
☑ Download anti-ai & my about me from my Notion.
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2. Pick the Right Model (Tips 11–20)
☑ Opus 4.8 + Extended Thinking for complex tasks.
☑ Sonnet = quick edits. Haiku = scanning files.
☑ The model matters less than the prompt.
☑ Bad prompt on Opus > Great prompt on Haiku.
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3. Prompting (Tips 21–30)
☑ Stop writing long prompts. Files > prompts.
☑ One task per prompt. One. Not five.
☑ Say "Does NOT sound like" to kill the AI voice.
☑ Give the task, not the method. Let it figure it out.
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4. AskUserQuestion Tool (Tips 31–40)
☑ "Start with AskUserQuestion" in all 1st prompts.
☑ Claude builds you a clickable form. Click answers.
☑ It asks the right questions so you don't have to.
☑ If the direction is wrong, say it. It rebuilds.
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5. Connectors (Tips 41–50)
☑ Settings → Connectors → Browse → Click "Add."
☑ Slack, Google Drive, Notion, Gmail. 50+ tools.
☑ Claude reads your actual files. No copy-pasting.
☑ Free on all plans. No extra cost. Just connect.
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6. Plugins (Tips 51–60)
☑ Cowork → Customize → Browse → Install.
☑ Marketing, Legal, Sales, Data — pick your role.
☑ Type / to trigger any plugin command instantly.
☑ Customize to match your company and voice.
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7. Claude in Excel (Tips 61–70)
☑ Install "Claude by Anthropic" from Microsoft Marketplace.
☑ It reads every tab. Explains formulas in English.
☑ Drop a PDF in. Claude extracts the tables for you.
☑ No macros. Claude highlights what it touches.
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8. Projects & Teams (Tips 71–80)
☑ One Project per deliverable. Not per client.
☑ Upload a great example. It matches the standard.
☑ Convert one person first. Then scale to the team.
☑ Use the 15-minute demo. Show, don't tell.
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9. Artifacts (Tips 81–90)
☑ Charts, dashboards, trackers - inside the chat.
☑ They work automatically in Cowork.
☑ Preview before you export. Edit it live. Then copy.
☑ Share with non-Claude users as HTML.
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10. Advanced Mastery (Tips 91–100)
☑ Keep your files under 200 lines. Shorter is better.
☑ 80% of your file should be what you're NOT.
☑ Review outputs. Especially financial work.
☑ Claude does 80% busywork. You do the 20%.
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