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Learning path4–8 weeks5 stages

Guided path

Explorer

Use AI to understand yourself

Before you use AI to produce, use it to reflect. Build cognitive mirrors that show you how you think.

Start when
You need to understand how you think before choosing what to build.
What you’ll make
Personal cognitive mirror and bridge to creation
3 examples

See the work behind the path

Each example shows work, a session, or writing that shaped this path. Use it to decide whether the instruction fits your work.

WorkClaude RecallA local index for recovering decisions and patterns from prior sessions.SessionYour Sessions Are a CorpusThe working session that turns prior exchanges into usable evidence.WritingThe Taste GapAn argument for keeping judgment and selection human.
Fit check

Know whether this is your path

Use this path if

  • You are curious about AI but do not have a specific project yet.
  • You want to understand how you think, not just collect answers.
  • You already journal or reflect and want a practical place to begin.

Choose another path if

  • You already know what you need to build.
  • You need to ship a working product next week.
  • You want AI to do the thinking for you.
Working concept

The cognitive mirror

AI reflects your thinking back to you. It can reveal patterns in how you frame, revise, and decide; it does not decide what you should think.

Path / 00–04

Five stages to the finished work

Each stage has a practical stopping condition. Move on when the checkpoint is true, not when the time estimate expires.

  1. 00

    Notice your prompts

    1–2 days
    Goal

    Observe how you already ask, revise, and respond.

    Done when

    You can explain what made one prompt useful and another one weak.

  2. 01

    Build your first mirror

    1 week
    Goal

    Create one repeatable prompt that reflects your thinking.

    Done when

    You have a working mirror prompt and an example of what it revealed.

  3. 02

    Iterate and version

    1–2 weeks
    Goal

    Change the mirror in response to what its output misses.

    Done when

    You have a second or third version and can name what changed.

  4. 03

    Use multiple modes

    2–3 weeks
    Goal

    Build different mirrors for different kinds of decisions.

    Done when

    You have at least three prompts for distinct situations.

  5. 04

    Move from reflection to creation

    Ongoing
    Goal

    Use what you learned about your thinking to make something.

    Done when

    You have created an artifact another person can read, use, or test.