Problem First: Picking the Right AI Tool for the Job

Three screening questions, five tool roles, and a ladder from asking AI for help to letting it run a whole task. You leave with a plan for one real task in your week.

What it covers

• Three screening questions before adopting any tool: what friction does it remove, who uses it, where does it fit in how you already work.
• The five tool roles: Generalist, Executor, Interpreter, Researcher, Librarian.
• The ladder: Augment (you + AI), Workflow (AI does steps, you review), System (runs on its own). Only systemize tasks you will still do in six months.
• The weekly learning loop: consume 10 minutes a day, act 30 minutes a week, share once a week.

What you'll build

Pick one recurring weekly task, place it on the ladder, write your next step.