A weekly letter & a monthly workshop in Berkhamsted
You don't need to be technical
to use AI well.
I'm Myk. I use Claude every day -- for writing, planning, side projects, the boring admin I'd rather not do. I spend my working life in product and AI, but most of what I share here I learned by fiddling. This is me, passing it on to friends, neighbours, and anyone else who wants a steady hand.
I gave Claude a big job. It hired help.
Claude can now break a big job into parts and run them at the same time. Here is what that looks like, and what it means for tasks you have been putting off.
"Thirty minutes to Euston. Here is what Claude can actually do."
A Berkhamsted to Euston commute. Three things you can do with the Claude iOS app on the train that make the rest of your day easier.
We planned three weeks in California with Claude. This one feature did most of the work.
Most people re-explain themselves to Claude every single time. Projects fix that. Here's how we used one to plan a three-week trip to Newport Beach without ever starting from scratch.
I asked AI to solve my commute. It saved me £1,600 a year.
Two days a week, the same hour and forty-five minutes. I'd never compared the cost. Here's what AI worked out, and the question it asked that changed the answer.
What actually happens at the workshop
Five people, a long table, sandwiches, and two hours. Start to finish.
Claude Design (the website builder you didn't know you had)
Claude can design entire websites for you. You describe what you want, it builds the pages.
GitHub for Claude users (a plain-English tour)
If Claude builds things for you, GitHub is where those things live. A short, visual guide.
How long it actually takes (Claude vs. doing it yourself)
Seven everyday tasks, timed both ways. Not to make a point, just to show you the gap.
What Claude actually said (three real conversations)
Exactly what I typed, exactly what came back. No tidying up.
Five small habits that made Claude my everyday tool
How Claude went from "thing I use occasionally" to "tab that's always open."
Claude on your phone (yes, there's an app)
The same Claude you use on your laptop, but in your pocket.
Five things you can do with Claude today that'll save you hours
A practical list. No setup required beyond a web browser and a cup of tea.
Your first conversation with Claude (it's just talking)
You don't need commands, prompts, or jargon. You need a question and a minute.
What is Claude, and why should you care? Start here
The short version, in plain English, without the tech-press breathlessness.
Five things to try with Claude this week, on a single page.
The Berkhamsted workshop
Two hours, five people,
a proper conversation.
Last Friday of every month. Bring a laptop and whatever you've been meaning to get done. We sort it out together over coffee.
If you can write an email, you can use Claude. The rest is just practice, a bit of patience, and finding out what it's actually good for in your life.