Week 1
Your First Real AI Workout
Stop watching from the sidelines
Alright, time to stop learning and start doing. This lesson is all about getting reps in. Think of it like your first week at the gym - it's going to feel awkward, your form's going to suck, and that's perfectly fine.
You're going to complete the Google Generative AI Learning Path this week. It's 5 short courses on Google Cloud Skills Boost (cloudskillsboost.google). Totally free. About 4-5 hours total. You'll earn actual badges for your profile.
The courses cover: What is Generative AI, What are LLMs, Responsible AI, and Prompt Design. Yeah, some of it will overlap with what we just covered, but hearing it explained different ways is how you actually internalize this stuff.
While you're going through those courses, I want you doing something else every single day this week: use AI for one real work task. Not practice. Not hypothetical bullshit. Real work.
Draft an email you need to send. Summarize meeting notes. Create a project schedule outline. Analyze a property listing. Write a scope of work. Whatever you've got on your plate - feed it to ChatGPT or Claude and see what comes out.
Pro tip: when the AI gives you something back, don't just copy-paste it. Read it critically. Edit it. Make it yours. The AI gives you the first draft in 30 seconds. You polish it in 5 minutes. That's still saving you an hour.
This Week's Tasks
- 1Go to cloudskillsboost.google and start the Generative AI Learning Path
- 2Complete: Introduction to Generative AI (~45 min)
- 3Complete: Introduction to Large Language Models (~45 min)
- 4Complete: Introduction to Responsible AI (~45 min)
- 5Use AI for at least one real work task today (email, document, analysis)
Ready to Prove It?
3 questions. 70% to pass. No bullshitting your way through.