Lesson 1
Ask one safe question.
We ask a normal, harmless question and learn that we can steer the answer.
What we are learning
Use ChatGPT like a friendly search box, then ask one follow-up.
We ask a normal, harmless question and learn that we can steer the answer.
We keep the task small on purpose. If one part works, tick it. If one part gets stuck, write that down. Both are progress because both tell us what to do next.
Simple version
Do the next small thing. Tick what happened. Stop before the screen wins.
Support
Read it your way.
Steps in this lesson
Follow these in order.
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1
Open ChatGPT again
Use chat.com or the page you used in Lesson 0. Do not worry if it looks a little different.
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Ask one ordinary question
Try something safe, such as: What is one easy dinner idea?
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Ask for a simpler answer
Say: Can you make that simpler? This teaches you that the first answer is not the final answer.
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Change one detail
Tell it one thing you do or do not like. For example: I do not like mushrooms.
Done when
Tick the smallest true box.
These ticks are saved on this browser, so they should still be here when you come back.
Course overview
Where this lesson fits.
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0
We start where we are
Ask ChatGPT one harmless question, then come back and tick the box.
Open lesson
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2
Talk instead of type
Use voice, dictation, or the microphone so typing is not the gatekeeper.
Open lesson
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3
Make a shopping helper
Turn one ordinary shopping list into something organised and useful.
Open lesson
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4
Keep things in one place
Give the work a home so you can come back without starting again.
Open lesson
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5
Add rules and budget
Tell the AI what must happen, what must not happen, and what matters most.
Open lesson
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Decide what good looks like
Define words like healthy, tidy, useful, cheap, or safe in your own words.
Open lesson
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Try it somewhere else
Use the same method for a room, garden, recipe, safe hobby task, or work shadow example.
Open lesson
For helpers
Stay beside them, not ahead of them.
Helper note
Let the learner ask the question, even if you know a quicker way to type it.
The learner should do the clicking, speaking, typing, and ticking where they can. The confidence has to belong to their hands.
Open the blockers crib sheet