Here’s the deal. AI showed up in everybody’s life over the last couple years, and most of the advice about it is built for people who already live online — coders, founders, marketing kids, productivity hustlers.

That’s not most of us. Most of us have careers, families, businesses, and a lot of other things competing for attention. So the question isn’t “how do I become an AI expert?” The question is “what do I actually do with this thing?”

This page is your shortcut. Three articles, in this order:

1. What the Heck Do I Do With AI?

Start here. This is the article that frames the whole site. It’ll show you how to think about AI — not as a tech revolution to fear or chase, but as a sharp new tool you can use the same way you use any other tool you’ve picked up over the years.

Read it →

2. ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini

Once you know what AI is for, you need to pick a tool and stop tool-hopping. This is the short, honest comparison. No best-of lists. No hype. Just the three that matter and which one to start with.

Read it →

3. The Second-Act AI Playbook

If you’re anywhere in the territory of “what’s next for me” — career change, side business, consulting, retirement runway, kids leaving — this is the one. AI is a remarkable tool for testing what comes next without burning months of your life on bad ideas.

Read it →

The rule of the house

If something here helps you think better, save time, or make a smarter decision — keep it. If it’s just shiny, ignore it. That’s the whole standard.

After those three: where to go next

Once you’ve got the foundation, here’s how to choose what to read next based on what’s on your mind.

If you want to actually use AI well

If you’re thinking about what comes next in life

If you want to put AI to work this week

If you’ve got the boring-but-important stuff to handle

Or browse the whole library →