4 Things I'm Doing to Level Up with AI Right Now

Let's keep it simple this week.

I'm talking low effort, high-leverage moves that keep paying off.

Here are 4 things that are making a big difference in my results:

1. Have AI Write Prompts for Me

This is called meta-prompting, and it's probably the highest-leverage skill you can build with AI.

The idea is simple: offload the hard parts.

To do this, I built a prompt that does the work for me.

It's a great workaround for how busy and cognitively overloaded we all are.

No more typing out prompts quickly and hoping for the best.

Instead, when I'm working on something strategic, I send my messy idea to my prompt builder.

Then it asks me questions and structures the final result in minutes.

Drop the prompt in a new window and start your process.

Low effort and the prompt comes out 10x better than I could've produced on my own.

Here's the trick: find a prompt structure that consistently gets high-quality results.

This can be something from social media or a digital prompt library.

Have AI analyze what makes it work.

Then ask it to use that structure to build prompts for any topic you need.

Test out my Lazy Bad to Lazy Good Prompt Generator.

Or you can get the meta-prompt I use in The 5-Day AI Advantage Challenge.

2. Set Up Claude Skills So It Remembers How I Work

This is one of the easiest ways for non-technical people to systemize their work with AI.

And I'm confident the heavy majority of people have no idea they exist.

Claude Skills let you set rules that Claude automatically follows.

Think structuring things like formatting, tone, process, or whatever else you constantly guide it on.

Unlike Project prompts, where results sometimes veer, Claude follows Skills instructions to a T.

This makes your results a lot more reliable and replicable.

Another win? Anthropic made Skills even easier to set up.

Unlike when they launched last month, you don't need to mess with settings or importing/exporting files anymore.

Just ask Claude to create a Skill while you're working on a task, and it will draft specific instructions for it to follow next time.

Skills would be especially useful if you're systemizing tasks across a team.

If you were creating social posts or QBR inputs, everyone gets the same process, tone, and output format without having to spell it out or copy a shared source prompt every time.

One thing to know: Skills use tokens when Claude reads them, so they eat into your usage limits.

If you're on the free or Pro tiers you'll be hitting limits often so be selective when you use them.

If you want a step-by-step walkthrough, I put together a guide: How to Set Up Claude Skills in <15 Minutes (for Beginners)

3. Talk to AI Instead of Typing

Here's why this works: AI thrives off additional context and creative ideation.

These come more naturally when you're just thinking in a stream of consciousness.

So instead of typing everything out, I just brain dump to AI.

Especially useful when I'm using my meta-prompt builder or having AI ask me questions to make sure my POV shines.

It's faster to talk, and AI gets more info to work with.

The result is better inputs with less effort.

I use Whispr Flow for this, but there are other options like Otter.ai too.

The reason I stick with Whispr is it's good at detecting pauses, formatting text, and removing filler words or my thinking out loud moments.

It also works across devices and directly in apps.

You can use it free up to a limit, which also gets you pretty far.

Ugh, this sounds like an ad!

But I highly recommend checking it out.

It works much better than Siri or Alexa, and it's way ahead of the built-in audio tools in most chatbots.

Once you try it, you probably won't want to go back.

4. Use ChatGPT Atlas Browser to Give It Real-Time Context

Changing browsers is high friction.

You already have a browser you use daily.

It probably has 20+ tabs open that you haven't gotten to yet too.

But AI browsers are worth considering if you use them strategically.

For me, I use an AI browser to interact with social media content like YouTube learning videos, research reports, and articles.

It allows me to personalize content so I get the most value from it.

I also use it to get feedback on my site content and experience.

Instead of taking a million screenshots, I just use the AI browser to chat with whatever's live on my screen.

AI browsers make it easy to port over bookmarks and passwords too.

I like ChatGPT Atlas the best.

It's not technically better than the others... I've tried Dia and Comet too.

The differentiator for me is my existing projects and context in ChatGPT.

ChatGPT already knows a ton about me and it helps to have this perspective.

My favorite part about Atlas is that you can open AI browser chat windows that are within your projects so it acts as a specific role or follows certain instructions (for me this means using the business partner persona I created to chat with as I explore the web).

This is huge, especially when I'm evaluating competitors or adjusting my website.

It knows who my audience is, my business plans, and more.

Another thing I use it for is creating context profiles.

These are structured files that let you upload background info into chats without retyping.

Think business background or project details formatted in a way AI likes to read (JSON).

What I do is open Atlas and ask it to create a JSON context profile of my website, including my offer and specific product details.

From there, I can export and upload the file to my projects across AI platforms so it knows my latest positioning, pricing, etc.

When you do this, AI is working with up-to-date info, and I hardly have to do any work.

These are all easy upgrades that can seem intimidating until you get started.

Have some fun and let me know if you try any of these.

Is there anything else you'd add that's had high upside for you?

-Riley

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