I hate the whole ecosystem of cheap courses and webinars, so I’m just gonna share what actually worked for me, and how you can tweak it to work for you.

If you do have a track record of doing well with courses and stuff like that, go ahead. Seriously. Everyone learns differently, and this journey is super personal.

To keep it quick (yeah, I did write QUICK in all caps in the title), let’s go:

1/5 Start with you

Nobody knows your daily life and your needs better than you do.

Tell ChatGPT (or whatever AI tool, don’t get attached to names) about your work, your routine, and the stuff you do often, then ask it for practical use cases tailored to your tech level (super important, because every skill level unlocks different possibilities).

If you deal with a lot of client work, AI will probably lean toward automations, chatbots, etc. And that’s perfect. You go straight to something useful right now. Focus on OPTIMIZING your processes, not CREATING new ones (at least at first).

In my case, the first real use I found for AI in my work was image generation. The early models were still pretty limited, but they were already good enough to throw AI-generated backgrounds into Instagram Stories, for example.

Same prompt in 2022 and 2025 - a realistic urban skyline with Christ the Redeemer and a pink sunset.

2/5 Avoid courses (except mine! [just kidding])

Only go for courses if you’re a total beginner who needs hand-holding, which honestly might backfire, because this kind of person usually doesn’t get the most out of the AI + curiosity + trial-and-error combo.

And maybe you’re not as deep down the AI rabbit hole as I am, but most of these AI courses are just copy-paste cash grabs made by people who took a course on selling courses (seriously). They’re built with prompts like “You’re an award-winning copywriter with 30 years of experience, write a killer sales page for my sketchy $97 course.”

Sure, some are good. There are always exceptions. But avoiding this stuff early on will buff your metaphorical muscle for repetition and experimentation , and that’s what’s actually going to teach you.

3/5 Find the best source for you (immersion)

I’ll say this straight: X (formerly Twitter) is the best source in terms of raw valuable info. Not up for debate.

That said, you need to find what kind of content works best for your brain.

TikTok? Could work - just avoid shallow fluff.

Reels? Same deal - avoid shallow fluff.

YouTube? Same. You know where I’m going.

At first, it’s harder to spot what’s fluff and what’s useful, but a good test is to ask these two questions after any piece of content:

1. Did I understand something I didn’t before?
2. Can I apply this to make my life easier?

There are tons of people who are GREAT at making content that retains but doesn’t teach. Platforms want you stuck there - not running off to ChatGPT to actually do something.

Your job is to find people who ENGAGE, INSPIRE, and INFORM. You know the feeling. We all know when we’re stuck in the scroll-loop trance. Don’t lie to yourself.

Find the source that’s easiest and most natural for you to consume, and look for the good stuff there.

4/5 Aggregators keep you updated (without losing your mind!)

Yeah, I could’ve picked a better word, but this isn’t the kind of blog where I architect every sentence to hijack your attention. By “aggregators,” I mean anything that gives you a solid roundup or summary of recent events.

Steps 1–3 can get you going, but there’s SO much happening in the AI world that keeping up is the real battle.

And this isn’t just about shiny new tools or silly gimmicks. We’re talking real, relevant stuff - studies, releases, breakthroughs - basically every single day.

Newsletters are great for this (I recommend AI News and The Rundown AI). Podcasts too. Some YouTubers do solid weekly/monthly recaps. I won’t list a bunch here because you need to find what clicks with you. If you follow my recs blindly, you’re already breaking rule #1.

5/5 Ask. Ask. Ask.

Honestly, this goes for life in general, but tattoo this on your brain: you have to ASK.

Ask ChatGPT. Ask again. Ask for clarification. Ask for sources.

“But I don’t know what to ask 😭”

THEN ASK CHATGPT WHAT TO ASK!!!

Silicon Valley billionaires literally made a machine that ANSWERS you. You can send it a VOICE MESSAGE and it won’t give you attitude like the local bakery. Got stuck? Tell the chat you got stuck!

Use the tool to learn about the tool. And take advantage of the fact that (hopefully) no one’s reading your convos. Ask however you want. Tell it you didn’t get it. Ask it to explain with a rhyme. Just use it. With real curiosity and intent.

Nothing will teach you faster than that.

That’s it!

Now get outta here and go open ChatGPT (or some other tool ) and start digging. Drop this whole blog post in there and ask for help based on what I said. Tell it your goals. Do something. But please, stop being a passive content consumer (like I was, but hey, now I have a blog!).

If you already use ChatGPT, it probably even remembers a bit about you and can help without starting from scratch.

Go. Now. Good luck.

Ask ChatGPT