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Lesson 24 · On-ramp · Seven days

Learn AI, day one: plug in Gmail and your calendar

Connect Gmail + calendar, a daily brief — where the habit starts

What you walk away with

Once it's installed: every morning you say one line to Claude — "morning shift" — and it reads your real Gmail and real calendar . Half a minute later you've got a brief: what's on today, which emails need answering, who to answer first. Today you'll use it to send one real reply: it writes, you change two words, you hit send.

How the lesson goes

  1. Step 1 Connect: let it into your inbox and calendar
  2. Step 2 Ignition, first half: say "morning shift"
  3. Step 3 Ignition, second half: pick one you really need to answer today, and let it write
  4. Step 4 Make it a habit: pin it, tie it to the first coffee
  5. Sign-off checklist
  6. If it won't install
  7. Get your staff using it
  8. Advanced plays (come back after the install)

Real status

Currently the long-form prompt version; being remade lesson by lesson to the recorded standard of Builds 39 / 40 / 16. Progress is logged in the member area under "Latest updates".
Platform: Claude Code desktop / Codex (ChatGPT desktop), on Mac and Windows.

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FAQ

Do I need to code?

No. Every step is click a button, paste a prompt, check the screen matches; when stuck, ask the AI coach on the lesson page first.

What do I install first?

Claude Code desktop or the ChatGPT desktop app (Codex) plus a paid account. Never installed one? Start with Build 39 — all four routes have real screenshots.

Is this lesson free?

No. The free parts are the daily Boss AI Brief and the 5-minute industry check; membership is US$349/quarter or US$999/year, one membership per company for the owner and the team, all 40 lessons and ongoing updates included.