This is your running reference document for the whole 30 days. Add to it after every session. By Week 4 you'll have a personal AI reference guide built entirely from your own experience.
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Key Terms Database
Add new terms as you encounter them. Write definitions in your own words — that's the learning.
| Term | What it means (in my own words) | Example I've seen |
|---|---|---|
Tools I've Tried
| Tool name | What it's good for | Rating (1–5) | Would I use again? |
|---|---|---|---|
My Prompt Library
Save prompts that worked well. Note why they worked and what context they're best for.
| The prompt (or key part of it) | Best used for | What made it work | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
Wins and Insights
Log any moment when AI genuinely helped you — even small ones. These become your evidence that this is working.
Week 1 — Something AI helped me do or understand
Week 2 — Best prompting result
Week 3 — Real task where AI saved me time or effort
Week 4 — Something I built or figured out
Questions to Revisit
| Question or gap | Where I noticed it | Answered? (Yes/No/Partial) |
|---|---|---|
My AI Limitations Log
| What I asked | What went wrong | What I learned from it |
|---|---|---|
Quick Reference
| When I want to... | Use this approach |
|---|---|
| Explain a concept simply | Ask for a plain-language explanation with an analogy |
| Get better answers | Add context: who you are, what you need, what format helps |
| Fix a bad response | Follow-up: 'That wasn't quite right. What I needed was...' |
| Verify AI output | Ask it to rate its own confidence, then check one fact independently |
| Practice a new concept | Use a prompt from the Beginner Prompt List |
| Build something | Open the Mini Project Planner |