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Your $20/month Claude subscription is enough.
But only if you climb all 14 of these levels:
✦ Level 1: SIGN UP
Go to claude .ai. Pay $20 for Pro.
The free plan has daily caps and no Cowork.
Claude 101: claude101.com
✦ Level 2: PICK THE MODEL
Opus 4.7 + Extended Thinking for real work.
Sonnet for quick tasks. Haiku for short answers.
Most people use the wrong model 80% of the time.
✦ Level 3: PROMPT BETTER
Be specific. Give examples of good output.
Edit your message when something's off.
Open a new chat when the topic changes.
✦ Level 4: CONNECT YOUR TOOLS
Plug in Gmail, Granola, Drive, Gamma.
Claude reads your inbox, files & channels directly.
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You just unlocked the basics.
90% of Claude users stop here. You won't.
✦ Level 5: USE COWORK
Download the desktop app. Click Cowork.
Point it at a folder on your computer.
Claude reads your files, writes new ones & saves them back to that folder.
Master Claude cowork: claude-co.work
✦ Level 6: BUILD A CONTEXT FOLDER
Create 3 files: about-me, my-company, anti-ai-writing-style. Each under 2,000 words.
Claude reads them before every task.
Download my .md files here: how-to-ai.guide
Subscribe for free. Open my welcome email.
Hit the reply button inside. Click on the Notion link.
✦ Level 7: USE VOICE INPUT
Install Wispr Flow. Hold a key, talk, release.
You speak at 150 wpm. Typing is 60.
Richer context in fewer messages.
✦ Level 8: OPEN OBSIDIAN
Install Obsidian. Open your Cowork folder as a vault.
Markdown files now display like Google Docs.
Search works across the whole folder.
Set up Obsidian: ruben.substack.com/p/stop-prompti…
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You killed prompting.
Now you automate.
✦ Level 9: BUILD SKILLS
Save your repeat workflows as Skills.
Trigger them with /commands like /linkedin or /negotiation. Same prompt fires every time.
Create your first Skills here: claude-skills.free
✦ Level 10: USE COWORK PROJECTS
Create one Project per recurring deliverable.
Each Project keeps memory between sessions
and runs scheduled tasks while you sleep.
✦ Level 11: ADD OTHER TOOLS
Claude in Excel for spreadsheets.
Claude Design for visuals: claudedesign.free
Claude Code for websites: claudecode.free
Computer Use to control your apps.
✦ Level 12: CUT YOUR TOKEN SPEND
Plan in chat. Build in Cowork.
Batch tasks into one message.
Restart the conversation around message 20.
More tips: ruben.substack.com/p/how-to-stop-…
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You're now in the top 1% of Claude users.
Two levels left. The hardest ones.
✦ Level 13: ROLL IT OUT TO YOUR TEAM
Set up shared Projects with prompt templates.
Onboard one teammate first.
Then send the rollout message to the channel.
✦ Level 14: USE YOUR TASTE
Claude can produce 10 versions of anything.
Picking which one to ship is your job.
Tools just got cheap. Taste just got expensive.
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Save this. Start Saturday morning.
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Ruben Hassid@rubenhassid
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