This Is How You Guarantee The Best Outputs When Using AI

The hardest part of learning how to use AI isn't the AI at all. It's being able to unbundle a task into its sub-steps. Here's what I mean. ~ 🤖 Want to learn more about how to Write With AI? Our newsletter has 100,000+ readers: https://writewithai.substack.com/ 📚 To shop my library of print, eBooks, and audiobooks, visit my bookstore: https://www.differentpublishing.press/ ~ Here's the thing almost everyone gets wrong. They think the bottleneck to using AI is AI knowledge — knowing the tools, knowing what's happening under the hood. It's not. These tools are built for the masses, not for the top 1% of programmers. You don't need to understand back-end file structure. AI is just an engine. I could hand you a Ferrari, but if you can't drive, it doesn't matter. The real skill is unbundling. A beginner says, "I want to write a book." An expert says, "To write a book, here are the sub-steps. To publish it on Amazon, here are more sub-steps." Then they document each step, turn it into a skill, and chain those skills together like a supply chain. One step is a prompt. Multiple steps chained together is a workflow. Take "I want to write a newsletter." I unbundle that into: generate ten ideas, pick the best one, write two subject lines to A/B test, outline it a specific way, add a stat or study, proofread, ship it to Notion, then reverse-engineer ten Substack notes from it. Each of those is its own skill. That's the work — and it has nothing to do with AI. So when people say AI is destroying everything, it's laughable. You can't even use the technology if you can't name the steps you're going through in the first place. The most common mistake I see is people building one skill for a giant task. Don't. Break the big task into pieces, then build a skill to maximize each piece. That's really all how to use AI comes down to: name the sub-steps, then make each one as good as it can be. ~ If you're new to my channel… hey there! My name is Nicolas Cole and I've been writing online since 2007. Since then, I've generated over a billion views on my writing, written 10+ books, and built multiple 7+ figure writing-related businesses, including two of the largest writing programs on the Internet: Ship 30 for 30 & Premium Ghostwriting Academy. I have made millions of dollars writing online, so I fundamentally reject this narrative (pun intended) "nobody makes a living as a writer." Yes, you absolutely can make a living as a writer. In fact, you can make more than just a living. You can make tons of money as a writer… IF… you're a digital writer, and embrace learning the new skills required to thrive in a digital world. Which is why I started this YouTube channel. Consider me your Digital Writing Mentor! On this channel I talk about: - Digital Writing - Ghostwriting - Writing With AI - Self-Publishing - Writing Services & Business Models So if you have any questions, drop me a comment on any video and I'll answer them in a future video! Keep writing, Cole ~ 🔗 Other AI writing videos I think you'll enjoy: The AI Writing Trend No One Is Talking About: https://youtu.be/VSawL8YRSlg AI Writing Masterclass: 4 Prompts To Make $100,000 As An AI Ghostwriter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu1G1w6EvtI 9 ChatGPT & Claude Writing Tips (to get CRAZY GOOD outputs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyWXbzoqnqY&t=489s 00:00 AI's Use Cases Are Basically Unlimited 00:30 The Skill That Actually Matters: Breaking Tasks Apart 00:40 Beginner Vs Intermediate Vs Expert 01:13 The Real Bottleneck Isn't AI Knowledge 01:41 Unbundling: Each Step Becomes A Skill 02:31 Unbundling "Write A Newsletter" Step By Step 03:17 Why "AI Is Destroying Everything" Is Laughable 03:50 These Tools Are Built For The Masses 04:17 AI Is Just An Engine — You Have To Drive It 04:34 Knowing The Tech Is Only Half The Job 06:05 The Mistake: Building One Skill For Too Big A Task #aiforwriters #writingwithai #creatoreconomy