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March 26th, 2026
Happy Thursday!
Welcome back to HOW TO // AI — glad you're here!
Here's what we've got for ya:
👉 Learn Anything Faster With AI — The AI Learning Kit
📥 Free Download: The AI Learning Kit (Notion Template)
🧑💼 Meet Your AI Team — How Marblism Handles the Work You Keep Putting Off
🐝 How to Write a Newsletter With AI (And Where to Host It)
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👉 Learn Anything Faster With AI
Most people use AI to get things done.
Fewer people have figured out that AI might be the best learning tool ever built — and it's been sitting in their browser this whole time.
Think about what a perfect tutor does. It meets you at your level. It explains things in plain English. It doesn't make you feel dumb for asking the same question twice. It gives you examples that actually make sense to you. It quizzes you when you're ready. It goes deeper when you want more.
That's exactly what AI can do — if you know how to ask.
Here are the five prompts that turn any AI into your personal tutor.
📖 Prompt 1: Explain It at My Level
The default AI explanation is usually pitched at the wrong level — either too basic or too technical. This prompt fixes that.
The prompt:
Explain [topic] to me like I'm a complete beginner.
Use simple language, no jargon, and give me one
real-world example I can relate to.
Once I say I understand, give me the slightly more
advanced version.Why it works: You control the pace. AI doesn't move on until you're ready. This alone makes it better than most YouTube tutorials.
🗺️ Prompt 2: Build Me a Learning Plan
Trying to learn something new without a plan is how you end up down a rabbit hole for three hours and still feeling lost. This prompt gives you a roadmap in 30 seconds.
The prompt:
I want to learn [topic/skill] from scratch.
I have [X minutes/hours] per day to dedicate to this.
My goal is to [what you want to be able to do].
Build me a step-by-step learning plan with:
- Clear milestones
- What to focus on each week
- Free or low-cost resources for each stage
- What to avoid wasting time on as a beginnerWhy it works: Instead of Googling "how to learn X" and drowning in conflicting advice, you get one clear path built around your actual schedule and goal.
🧠 Prompt 3: Test My Understanding
Reading something and understanding something are very different things. This prompt closes that gap.
The prompt:
I just learned about [topic]. Quiz me on it.
Ask me 5 questions — mix of easy and hard.
After each answer I give, tell me:
- Whether I'm right or wrong
- What I missed or got confused
- A quick explanation of the correct answer
Don't give me all 5 at once — go one at a time.Why it works: You find out immediately what you actually know vs. what you just think you know. That gap is where real learning happens.
🔍 Prompt 4: Make It Stick With Examples
Abstract concepts don't stick. Examples do. This prompt forces AI to make anything concrete and relatable.
The prompt:
I'm trying to understand [concept] but it's not
clicking yet.
Give me 3 different examples of this in real life —
one simple, one from [your industry or interest],
and one that might surprise me.
Then explain in one sentence why all three examples
are the same thing at their core.Why it works: Three examples from different angles means one of them will land. And the one-sentence summary at the end locks it in.
📝 Prompt 5: Summarize What I Just Read
This one sounds simple but it's one of the highest-leverage things you can do. Instead of highlighting passages and hoping they sink in, you process what you read by making AI pull out what actually matters.
The prompt:
Here's something I just read. I want to make sure
I actually understood it:
[paste the article, chapter, or notes]
Give me:
- The core idea in one sentence
- The 3 most important takeaways
- One thing I should think about or question
- One way I could apply this in my own life or workWhy it works: You go from passive reading to active understanding every time. Stack this habit across a month and the difference is dramatic.
💡 "AI doesn't make you smarter. It makes your learning time 10x more efficient — if you ask the right questions."
All five prompts — plus 15 more for deeper learning, studying, and skill-building — are in this week's free download 👇
20 copy-paste prompts that turn AI into your personal tutor — for any topic, any skill, any goal.
✅ Beginner explanation prompts ✅ Custom learning plan builder ✅ Self-quiz and knowledge testing prompts ✅ Deep dive and "go further" prompts ✅ Book and article summarization prompts
(Free Notion template — just duplicate and use)
🎯 Try this today: Pick one thing you've been meaning to learn — a skill, a concept, a topic at work. Use Prompt 2 to build a learning plan for it right now. Reply and tell me what you picked — I read every email.
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A recent update means they now talk to each other. Penny writes a blog post, Sonny automatically creates matching social content. One brief, one team, everything stays in sync. WhatsApp-style interface, no complicated prompting. 7-day money-back guarantee.
🐝 How to Write a Newsletter With AI (And Where to Host It)
If you've been thinking about starting a newsletter, here's the workflow that makes it actually doable — even if you have no idea what you're doing yet.
Start with a topic you already know something about. Then use this prompt:
I want to start a weekly newsletter about [your topic]
for [your audience]. Help me:
- Come up with a name and one-line description
- Plan my first 4 issues with a topic for each
- Write an outline for issue #1That's your first 30 minutes. From there, use AI to draft each section, tighten your intros, and suggest subject lines. You're not outsourcing your voice — you're removing the blank page problem.
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This newsletter is your starter kit for mastering AI with confidence. We keep things simple, show real examples, and focus on quick wins you can repeat.
Stay curious, stick with it, and watch your skills grow week by week!
Until next time :)
— David
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