Lessons / Scratch

Make it remember you

Out of the box, an AI assistant starts every conversation from zero — it doesn't know your voice, your team, or your preferences. The people who get the most leverage fix that with one small habit:

When it gets something wrong, correct it — and tell it to remember.

Not "rewrite this." Instead: "I prefer shorter replies, no exclamation points, and I always sign off as Josh. Remember that." Do this for two weeks and you'll have an assistant that knows your style, the names of your team, and your pet peeves — without you re-explaining every time.

Try it now

Pick one thing it's been getting wrong — tone, a name, a format — and correct it explicitly:

When you write for me, I prefer [shorter / warmer / no exclamation points / always sign off as ___]. Remember that for next time.

Then, in a fresh conversation later, check whether it stuck.

You've got it when…

A correction you made in one conversation shows up in a later, separate one — proof the assistant is compounding, getting more yours over time instead of resetting.

That's the from-scratch track. You've crossed the line: you've delegated a real task, run a briefing, given the AI hands, and taught it something. That's further than most people ever get. When you're ready to connect your whole stack and make your workflows repeatable, the Intermediate track is next.