<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[AI Puppy Playbook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn how to talk to AI so it actually helps — clearly, calmly, and reliably.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B6Lu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe8a09669-ef40-4b79-a703-c8a11e580396_500x500.png</url><title>AI Puppy Playbook</title><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:16:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[aipuppyplaybook@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[aipuppyplaybook@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[aipuppyplaybook@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[aipuppyplaybook@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[I Gave ChatGPT and Claude the Same 3 Jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Same prompt, same day, free versions. Here's what happened.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/i-gave-chatgpt-and-claude-the-same</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/i-gave-chatgpt-and-claude-the-same</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:00:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5b2adcc1-61af-45f3-8ed9-24ef99f88f7f_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone asks me which AI they should use. So I ran a fair test. Same prompt, word for word, in ChatGPT and Claude, on the same day, using the free versions.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Job 1</span> &#183; A thank you note.</strong> </p><p>Both were kind and usable. One sounded like a greeting card; the other sounded like me. In my test, that was Claude.</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Job 2</span> &#183; A weekend trip plan.</strong> </p><p>Both gave a solid outline. But unless search is switched on, neither is checking live prices or hours, so I always finish with:</p><p><em>&#8220;Now list everything in this plan I should double check myself before I rely on it, like opening hours, prices, reservations, and travel times.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Job 3</span> &#183; A confusing insurance letter, with my personal details removed first.</strong> </p><p>Both explained it beautifully.</p></div><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">So who won?</span> It depends on the job. For writing that sounds like me, I reach for Claude. For images and checking the web, ChatGPT. For explaining things, either one.</p><p>The real winner is knowing which one to reach for. Try it yourself with this:</p><p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m comparing AI tools. Please<strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> [describe the job, for example: write a short thank you note to my neighbor for bringing dinner]</span></strong>. Keep it under 150 words and use plain, friendly language.&#8221;</em></p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>&#128073;<a href="https://youtu.be/4qNGjwrUQWs">&#127916; Watch Sunday&#8217;s video: the whole test, side by side.</a></p><p>Tuesday: three simple questions to choose in under a minute.</p><p>&#128062; Debbie</p><p>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 23 in Review: Two AI Tools, One Team]]></title><description><![CDATA[A real workflow, three easy ways, and a complete system. Everything from Week 23 in one place.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/week-23-in-review-two-ai-tools-one</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/week-23-in-review-two-ai-tools-one</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:30:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b478ea1e-ca23-4ef8-b966-54b64499df23_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>&#127916; This Week&#8217;s Three Videos</p><p><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/lx_En19TNgo">Sunday:</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/lx_En19TNgo"> I Let Claude Check ChatGPT&#8217;s Work &#8594;</a> </p><p><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/KncbPRJ3f-c">Tuesday:</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/KncbPRJ3f-c"> How to Use ChatGPT and Claude Together &#8594;</a></p><p><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/3aIkD1v0X-w">Thursday:</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/3aIkD1v0X-w"> Never Trust a Single AI Answer Again &#8594;</a></p></div><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>This week moved from how AI works to how I actually work with it. Sunday, the real two tool workflow behind these videos. Tuesday, three easy ways to try it. Thursday, the complete five part system tying it together.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p><strong>&#9989; What stuck with me this week</strong></p><p>Using two tools sounds like more work, but it&#8217;s made everything easier. It feels less like using software and more like running a small, very patient team.</p><p><strong>&#128173; Where Phase III is headed</strong></p><p>Now that you know how to use two tools together, next week we look at them side by side: ChatGPT and Claude, what each one does best, and how to choose.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p><strong>&#128301; Phase III &#183; Week 24 &#183; Starts Sunday</strong></p><p>See you Sunday.</p><p>Thank you for being here this week.</p><p>&#128062; Debbie</p><p>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Two AI Team: Your Complete System]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five parts that turn two separate AI tools into a team that answers to you.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/the-two-ai-team-your-complete-system</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/the-two-ai-team-your-complete-system</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:15:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f6a0e22b-a9d9-425c-ac37-49e6ab5d2616_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most people pick one AI and stick with it. That&#8217;s fine, until it gets something wrong or can&#8217;t do what you need. Here&#8217;s the system I use to make two tools work as a team.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 1 &#183; Pick a Home Base</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Here&#8217;s how I like to work:<span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> </span><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[your preferences, like plain language, short answers and a warm tone]</span></strong>. Please follow this for our whole conversation.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> the start of every new chat in your main tool</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 2 &#183; Give Each Tool a Job</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;What can you do in this conversation? For example, can you create images, search the web, or read files I upload? Tell me plainly what you can&#8217;t do, too.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> once, in each tool, then assign the jobs yourself</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 3 &#183; Hand Off With Full Context</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Turn what we&#8217;ve decided into a clear, detailed brief I can paste into another AI tool to create <strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[what you need]</span></strong>. Include every detail it needs, since it won&#8217;t know anything about our conversation.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> every time you switch tools</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 4 &#183; Use One to Check the Other</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Here&#8217;s an answer I got from another AI tool. Don&#8217;t assume it&#8217;s correct. Check it for errors, missing pieces, or anything that might be outdated, and tell me what you&#8217;d change.<strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> [paste the answer]</span></strong>&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> anything you plan to rely on</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 5 &#183; You Make the Final Call</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Here are two versions of the same <strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[email, plan or post]</span></strong>. Tell me the strongest parts of each, then combine them into one final version in my voice. List what you changed so I can decide what stays.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> whenever you have two versions of the same thing</p></div><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>Three mistakes to avoid: handing off with no context, letting the tools go back and forth forever, and pasting private details. And you don&#8217;t need to pay for both. The free versions are a perfectly good place to start.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>&#127916; &#128073;<a href="https://youtu.be/3aIkD1v0X-w">Watch today&#8217;s Lecture: all five parts, plus one family reunion planned start to finish.</a></p><p>&#128062; Debbie</p><p>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[They Don't Talk to Each Other. You Do.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why the most important part of a two AI workflow is you.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/they-dont-talk-to-each-other-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/they-dont-talk-to-each-other-you</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:30:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9c814981-af99-452a-951e-1e8216215da5_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Something I keep coming back to this week. ChatGPT has no idea what I talked about with Claude, and Claude has no idea what ChatGPT made. They don&#8217;t share a memory, and they never check in with each other.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>That sounds like a problem, but it&#8217;s actually what keeps me in charge. Every time I move from one to the other, I decide what goes along. What we planned, what matters, what to leave out. Like a project manager carrying notes between two very talented helpers who&#8217;ve never met.</p><p>It also means being a little choosy. Before you paste anything into any AI tool, take out account numbers, passwords, and anything you&#8217;d keep in a locked drawer. Two tools means two places your information goes.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>&#128215; Thursday&#8217;s lecture lays out the complete system, five parts that turn two separate tools into a team that answers to you.</p><p>&#128073;<a href="https://youtu.be/3aIkD1v0X-w">Never Trust a Single AI Answer Again (Adults Over 60)</a></p><p>&#128062; Debbie</p><p>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Easy Ways to Use Two AI Tools (Save This One)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A second opinion, draft and polish, and let one brief the other.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/3-easy-ways-to-use-two-ai-tools-save</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/3-easy-ways-to-use-two-ai-tools-save</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:30:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fd2a8efb-25b1-4d23-8415-621794c0e9a2_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You don&#8217;t have to pick just one AI. Using two together, even the free versions, can catch mistakes and make your results better. Here are three ways, in order, so you can save this post.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Way 1 &#183; The Second Opinion</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Here&#8217;s an answer I got from another AI tool. Don&#8217;t assume it&#8217;s correct. Check it for errors, missing pieces, or anything that might be outdated, and tell me what you&#8217;d change.<span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> </span><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[paste the answer]</span></strong>&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> anything that matters, a question for your doctor, a big purchase, a letter that has to be right</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Way 2 &#183; Draft in One, Polish in the Other</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Here&#8217;s a draft I wrote with help from another AI tool. Make it clearer and warmer, keep it in my voice, and show me what you changed. <strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[paste the draft]</span></strong>&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> thank you notes, newsletters, hard emails</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Way 3 &#183; Let One Brief the Other</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Turn what we&#8217;ve decided into a clear, detailed brief I can paste into another AI tool to create<span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> </span><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[what you need]</span></strong>. Include every detail it needs, since it won&#8217;t know anything about our conversation.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> any time you switch tools, so the second one isn&#8217;t guessing</p></div><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>&#127916; &#128073;<a href="https://youtu.be/KncbPRJ3f-c">Watch today&#8217;s Mini Lesson: all three, walked through in under five minutes.</a></p><p>Thursday I&#8217;m giving you the complete five part system these three belong to.</p><p>&#128062; Debbie</p><p>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[One AI Wrote It. Another One Drew It.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The real two tool workflow behind every scene in last week's videos.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/one-ai-wrote-it-another-one-drew</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/one-ai-wrote-it-another-one-drew</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:30:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/743845bb-4591-42ee-b6c6-7bbabe158902_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My first round of AI images looked a little artificial, and I didn&#8217;t even notice. A second AI did.</p><p>Every scene in my recent videos started in two different places. One AI helped me write it. A different AI made the picture. And a few times, one of them caught a mistake the other one made.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>Here&#8217;s how it actually went. I asked Claude to help me plan every scene, what I&#8217;m doing, where the puppies sit, even which way the laptop faces. Then I took those descriptions to ChatGPT, where I make all my images.</p><p>The first round looked lovely, but something felt off. So I brought the pictures back to Claude and asked if they were realistic enough. It caught two things I&#8217;d missed: the light was so golden it looked artificial, and my hand was resting on my chin in a few, which can warp when the talking avatar moves my mouth. Round two was so much better.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><strong>Three prompts make this work:</strong></p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">1. Write the handoff</span></strong></p><p>&#8220;Turn what we&#8217;ve decided into a clear, detailed brief I can paste into another AI tool to create <strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[what you need]</span></strong>. Include every detail it needs, since it won&#8217;t know anything about our conversation.&#8221;</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">2. Get a second opinion</span></strong></p><p>&#8220;Here&#8217;s an answer I got from another AI tool. Don&#8217;t assume it&#8217;s correct. Check it for errors, missing pieces, or anything that might be outdated, and tell me what you&#8217;d change.<span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> </span><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[paste the answer]</span></strong>&#8221;</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">3. Combine and decide</span></strong></p><p>&#8220;Here are two versions of the same<span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> </span><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[email, plan or post]</span></strong>. Tell me the strongest parts of each, then combine them into one final version in my voice. List what you changed so I can decide what stays.&#8221;</p></div><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>&#127916; &#128073;<a href="https://youtu.be/lx_En19TNgo">Watch Sunday&#8217;s video: the whole workflow, start to finish.</a></p><p>Tuesday I&#8217;m sharing three simple ways to try this yourself, even if you&#8217;ve only ever used one AI.</p><p>&#128062; Debbie</p><p>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This week, in case you missed it]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI Puppy Playbook Week 22 recap: how AI actually works, the 3-fact breakdown, and the 5-part mental model.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/this-week-in-case-you-missed-it-3a9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/this-week-in-case-you-missed-it-3a9</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:30:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bef54b9a-523c-4411-8351-91553eaa71c8_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>&#127916; This Week&#8217;s Three Videos</strong></h4><p><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/HUBq8PXj75Q">Sunday:</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/HUBq8PXj75Q"> I Thought AI Remembered Our Last Conversation &#8594;</a><br><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/qz7G4QDyFpo">Tuesday:</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/qz7G4QDyFpo"> 3 Things About How AI Actually Works &#8594;</a><br><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/HUBq8PXj75Q">Thursday:</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/HUBq8PXj75Q"> Your Full Mental Model of AI &#8594;</a></p></div><p>This week stepped back from fixing individual moments to explain the mechanism underneath all of them.</p><p>Sunday, the real story of a new chat that remembered nothing. Tuesday, the three facts broken down so you can use them yourself. Thursday, the complete five part mental model tying it all together.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p><strong>&#9989; What stuck with me this week</strong></p><p>How much less frustrating AI became once I stopped expecting things from it that were never actually part of the design in the first place.</p><p><strong>&#128173; Where Phase III is headed</strong></p><p>Weeks 19 through 22 covered mistakes, standstills, and the mechanism underneath both. Week 23 goes somewhere new: using two AI platforms together, the actual ChatGPT and Claude workflow I run every week.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><strong>&#128301; Phase III &#183; Week 23 &#183; Starts Sunday</strong></p><p>Next week I&#8217;m pulling back the curtain on how I actually use two AI platforms together, not in theory, the real workflow.</p><p>See you Sunday.</p></div><p>Thank you for being here this week. &#128062;</p><blockquote><p>&#127379; Sign-up and Grab your free AI Puppy Playbook Starter Pack here: <a href="https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack">https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack</a></p></blockquote><p>&#8212; Debbie<br><em>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your complete mental model of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The complete 5-part mental model of how AI actually works, from AI Puppy Playbook, with copyable prompts for each part.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/your-complete-mental-model-of-ai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/your-complete-mental-model-of-ai</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:15:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2048ff1b-c0d1-4154-8d8c-6cc5f98a278b_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>&#127916; Today&#8217;s Video</strong></h4><p>&#128073; <strong><a href="https://youtu.be/-mE6mefVAY8">Build Your Mental Model of AI &#8212; The 5 Things Everyone Should Know</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/-mE6mefVAY8"> &#8594;</a></p></div><p>Nobody hands you a manual when you start using AI. Here&#8217;s the one I wish I&#8217;d had on day one.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 1 &#8212; No Memory Between Chats</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Here&#8217;s important context you should know before we start: <strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[the background]</span></strong>. Please keep this in mind.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> any new conversation that depends on something from before</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 2 &#8212; It Predicts, It Doesn&#8217;t Know</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Before I trust this, tell me how confident you are, and what you might be guessing at.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for: </strong>anything with real consequences if it&#8217;s wrong</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 3 &#8212; No Live Internet Unless It&#8217;s On</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Do you have real time internet access right now, or are you working from your training data?&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for: </strong>anything recent, current events, prices, or dates</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 4 &#8212; It Doesn&#8217;t Self-Check Unless Asked</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Please double check this for accuracy, and flag anything you&#8217;re not fully sure about.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for: </strong>anything you plan to actually rely on</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 5 &#8212; It Has a Knowledge Cutoff</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;What is your knowledge cutoff date, and could anything about this topic have changed since then?&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for: </strong>anything time sensitive or current</p></div><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>Today&#8217;s Deep Dive walks through all five, with the reasoning behind each one and why understanding this changes how confident you feel using AI day to day.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/-mE6mefVAY8">&#127916; </a><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/-mE6mefVAY8">Watch today&#8217;s Deep Dive</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/-mE6mefVAY8"> &#8212; the full 5-part mental model, explained.</a></p><p>&#8212; Debbie<br><em>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's not a flaw. It's the shape of the tool.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why AI's quirks aren't flaws to fix but a mental model to learn, from AI Puppy Playbook.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/its-not-a-flaw-its-the-shape-of-the</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/its-not-a-flaw-its-the-shape-of-the</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:30:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c6478dc3-cf79-4c60-a0f8-ef24a2a5207a_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Something I keep coming back to this week. So much of what feels frustrating about AI isn&#8217;t actually a flaw. It&#8217;s just how it&#8217;s built to work, and nobody hands you that manual on day one.</p><p>It doesn&#8217;t remember past chats unless you tell it to. It doesn&#8217;t know facts the way a person does, it predicts likely answers. It doesn&#8217;t check the internet unless that&#8217;s specifically switched on. None of that is a malfunction. It&#8217;s just the shape of the tool.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>Once you learn the shape, you stop being surprised by it, the same way you&#8217;d plan around a store&#8217;s closing hours instead of being upset it isn&#8217;t open at midnight.</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>&#128215; <strong><a href="https://youtu.be/-mE6mefVAY8">Thursday&#8217;s lecture</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/-mE6mefVAY8"> lays out the complete mental model, five things that explain almost everything.</a></p></div><blockquote><p>&#127379; Sign-up and Grab your free AI Puppy Playbook Starter Pack here: <a href="https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack">https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack</a></p></blockquote><p>&#8212; Debbie<br><em>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 facts about how AI works (save this one)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 3 core facts about how AI actually works, with copyable prompts, from AI Puppy Playbook.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/3-facts-about-how-ai-works-save-this</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/3-facts-about-how-ai-works-save-this</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:31:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a3ff851a-0345-44fe-bcf1-aca00a3b9c13_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>&#127916; Today&#8217;s Video</strong></h4><p>&#128073; <strong><a href="https://youtu.be/qz7G4QDyFpo">3 Things About How AI Actually Works That Change How You Use It</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/qz7G4QDyFpo"> &#8594;</a></p></div><p>Here they are, in order, so you can save this post for whenever AI does something that feels confusing.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Fact 1 &#8212; No Memory Between Chats</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Here&#8217;s important context you should know before we start: <strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[the background]</span></strong>. Please keep this in mind for the rest of our conversation.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> any new conversation that actually depends on something from before</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Fact 2 &#8212; It Predicts, It Doesn&#8217;t Know</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Before I trust this, tell me how confident you are, and what parts of this you might be guessing at rather than certain about.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> anything with real consequences if it&#8217;s wrong</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Fact 3 &#8212; No Live Internet Unless It&#8217;s On</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Do you have real time internet access right now, or are you working from your training data?&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> anything recent, current events, prices, or dates</p></div><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>Today&#8217;s Mini Lesson walks through each one with an example. It&#8217;s under five minutes and it&#8217;s the kind of thing that reframes a lot of past frustration at once.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/qz7G4QDyFpo">&#127916; </a><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/qz7G4QDyFpo">Watch today&#8217;s Mini Lesson</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/qz7G4QDyFpo"> &#8212; the full 3 facts, walked through.</a></p><p>Thursday I&#8217;m giving you the complete system these three facts belong to, five things that build a full mental model of how AI works.</p><blockquote><p>&#127379; Sign-up and Grab your free AI Puppy Playbook Starter Pack here: <a href="https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack">https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack</a></p></blockquote><p>&#8212; Debbie<br><em>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[It had no idea what I meant 🐾]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI Puppy Playbook Week 22 explains why AI doesn't remember past chats, and what to do about it, in plain terms for adults over 60.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/it-had-no-idea-what-i-meant</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/it-had-no-idea-what-i-meant</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:30:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b2e34abc-b301-4cec-b95a-40d6c6b23e99_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>&#127916; Sunday&#8217;s Video</strong></h4><p>&#128073;<strong><a href="https://youtu.be/HUBq8PXj75Q">I Thought AI Remembered Our Last Conversation. It Doesn&#8217;t.</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/HUBq8PXj75Q"> &#8594;</a></p></div><p>I opened a new chat last week and said, &#8220;like we talked about before.&#8221; It had no idea what I meant. None.</p><p>I actually felt a little hurt for a second, which sounds ridiculous, until I understood why that happened. A new chat is genuinely new. Not forgetful, not distracted, new. Unless a tool specifically has memory turned on, nothing carries over from one conversation to the next.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>Once I stopped expecting continuity that was never actually there, everything got so much less frustrating. Now I just say what matters upfront:</p><p><strong>&#8220;Here&#8217;s important context you should know before we start: [the background]. Please keep this in mind for the rest of our conversation.&#8221;</strong></p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>Sunday&#8217;s video walks through the whole moment. If AI has ever felt inconsistent or forgetful in a way that annoyed you, this one explains why.</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>&#11015;&#65039; ALL 3 PROMPTS FROM SUNDAY&#8217;S VIDEO &#11015;&#65039;</p><p><strong>&#128204; <span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Fact 1 &#8212; Give It Context</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Here&#8217;s important context you should know before we start:<strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> [the background]</span></strong>. Please keep this in mind for the rest of our conversation.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>&#128204; <span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Fact 2 &#8212; Check Its Confidence</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Before I trust this, tell me how confident you are, and what parts of this you might be guessing at rather than certain about.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>&#128204; <span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Fact 3 &#8212; Check for Live Access</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Do you have real time internet access right now, or are you working from your training data?&#8221;</em></p></div><p>&#127916; <strong><a href="https://youtu.be/HUBq8PXj75Q">Watch Sunday&#8217;s video</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/HUBq8PXj75Q"> &#8212; I Thought AI Remembered Our Last Conversation, It Doesn&#8217;t.</a></p><p>Tuesday I&#8217;m breaking down two more facts like this one, the ones that explain most of what feels confusing about AI.</p><blockquote><p>&#127379; Sign-up and Grab your free AI Puppy Playbook Starter Pack here: <a href="https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack">https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack</a></p></blockquote><p>&#8212; Debbie<br><em>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</em></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This week, in case you missed it]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI Puppy Playbook Week 21 recap: using ChatGPT and Claude together, the 3-rule breakdown, and the 5-part workflow.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/this-week-in-case-you-missed-it-efa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/this-week-in-case-you-missed-it-efa</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:44:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e2da4955-36bd-49df-9cd7-325f93b984b2_1670x942.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>&#127916; This Week&#8217;s Three Videos</strong></h4><p><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/dwvj45Fz0TE">Sunday:</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/dwvj45Fz0TE"> I Tried to Force One AI to Do Everything &#8594;</a><br><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/vyXaK8vEQ7Q">Tuesday:</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/vyXaK8vEQ7Q"> 3 Rules for Using ChatGPT and Claude Together &#8594;</a><br><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/G9U0j5-EDWU">Thursday:</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/G9U0j5-EDWU"> Your Full Two-Platform Workflow &#8594;</a></p></div><p>This week pulled back the curtain on something I get asked about constantly: do you use ChatGPT or Claude? The honest answer is both, on purpose, every day.</p><p>Sunday, the real story of the time I forced the wrong tool to handle something it wasn&#8217;t built for. Tuesday, the three rules that came out of that mistake. Thursday, the complete five part workflow tying it all together.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><strong>&#9989; What stuck with me this week</strong></p><p>How much better everything got once I stopped treating &#8220;which tool is open&#8221; as a real reason to use it.</p><p><strong>&#128173; Where Phase III is headed</strong></p><p>Weeks 19 through 21 covered mistakes, standstills, the mechanism underneath, and now working across platforms. Week 22 steps back even further to explain how AI actually works underneath all of it.</p></div><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p><strong>&#128301; Phase III &#183; Week 22 &#183; Starts Sunday</strong></p><p>Next week I&#8217;m explaining what&#8217;s actually happening behind the screen, the mental model I wish someone had given me on day one.</p><p>See you Sunday.</p><p>Thank you for being here this week. &#128062;</p><blockquote><p>&#127379; Sign-up and Grab your free AI Puppy Playbook Starter Pack here: <a href="https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack">https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack</a></p></blockquote><p>&#8212; Debbie<br><em>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your complete two-platform AI workflow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The complete 5-part workflow for using ChatGPT and Claude together, from AI Puppy Playbook, with copyable prompts for each part.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/your-complete-two-platform-ai-workflow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/your-complete-two-platform-ai-workflow</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:16:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7770f824-49f1-4073-a21c-9a4f9e8b72c9_1670x942.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>&#127916; Today&#8217;s Video</strong></h4><p><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/G9U0j5-EDWU">Build Your Own Two-Platform AI System &#8212; The 5-Part Workflow I Actually Use Every Week</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/G9U0j5-EDWU"> &#8594;</a></p></div><p>Most people treat picking an AI tool like picking a team to root for. Here&#8217;s the actual system I use instead, five parts, every week.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 1 &#8212; Give Each Tool Its Lane</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Given what this task actually needs, which kind of tool is built for that, not just whichever is already open?&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> deciding before you start, not mid-task</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 2 &#8212; Use One to Check the Other</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Here&#8217;s what I got from another AI tool on this: <strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[paste it]</span></strong>. Do you see anything missing, wrong, or worth doing differently?&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> anything with real consequences if it&#8217;s wrong</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 3 &#8212; You Merge the Results</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Here are two versions of this from two different AI tools. Help me see the strengths of each one so I can decide what to keep.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> the final step, always yours to do</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 4 &#8212; Resist the Convenience Trap</span></strong></p><p><em>No separate prompt. Just re-ask Part 1&#8217;s question every time, instead of defaulting to whatever&#8217;s already open.</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> catching the exact mistake from Sunday&#8217;s story</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 5 &#8212; Keep a Simple Reference</span></strong></p><p><em>Write a two-column note: one column for careful reasoning and structured work, one for visual and fast creative work.</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> never deciding cold in a busy moment</p></div><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>Today&#8217;s Deep Dive walks through all five, with the reasoning behind each one and how they fit together into a system rather than five separate tips.</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>&#127916; <a href="https://youtu.be/G9U0j5-EDWU">&#128073;</a><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/G9U0j5-EDWU">Watch today&#8217;s Deep Dive</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/G9U0j5-EDWU"> &#8212; the full 5-part workflow, explained.</a></p></div><blockquote><p>&#127379; Sign-up and Grab your free AI Puppy Playbook Starter Pack here: <a href="https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack">https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack</a></p></blockquote><p>&#8212; Debbie<br><em>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not which is best. Which is right for this.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why "which AI tool is best" is the wrong question, and what to ask instead, from AI Puppy Playbook.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/not-which-is-best-which-is-right</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/not-which-is-best-which-is-right</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:30:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9f526276-0b41-410c-9043-388b745d9010_1670x942.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Something I keep coming back to this week. People ask me constantly which AI tool is best, ChatGPT or Claude, like there has to be a single winner.</p><p>There doesn&#8217;t. Different tools are built with different strengths, and the real skill isn&#8217;t picking a favorite, it&#8217;s matching the tool to the task in front of you, on purpose, every time.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>Once I stopped looking for &#8220;the best one&#8221; and started asking &#8220;the right one for this,&#8221; my results got noticeably better across the board.</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>&#128215; &#128073;<strong><a href="https://youtu.be/G9U0j5-EDWU">Thursday&#8217;s lecture</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/G9U0j5-EDWU"> lays out the complete five part system for running two AI tools together well.</a></p></div><blockquote><p>&#127379; Sign-up and Grab your free AI Puppy Playbook Starter Pack here: <a href="https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack">https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack</a></p></blockquote><p>&#8212; Debbie<br><em>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 rules for using two AI tools together]]></title><description><![CDATA[The complete 3-rule system for using ChatGPT and Claude together, with copyable prompts, from AI Puppy Playbook.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/3-rules-for-using-two-ai-tools-together</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/3-rules-for-using-two-ai-tools-together</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:30:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/09e39e67-d87d-49b2-870e-76512219fdd4_1670x942.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>&#127916; Today&#8217;s Video</strong></h4><p><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/vyXaK8vEQ7Q">3 Rules for Using ChatGPT and Claude Together</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/vyXaK8vEQ7Q"> &#8594;</a></p></div><p>Here they are, in order, so you can save this post the next time you&#8217;re deciding which AI tool to use.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Rule 1 &#8212; Give Each Tool Its Lane</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Given what this task actually needs, which kind of tool is built for that, careful step by step reasoning, or fast visual and creative generation, not just whichever is already open?&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> any new task, before you start typing</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Rule 2 &#8212; Use One to Check the Other</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Here&#8217;s what I got from another AI tool on this:<span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> </span><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[paste it]</span></strong>. Do you see anything missing, wrong, or worth doing differently?&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> anything with real consequences if it&#8217;s wrong</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Rule 3 &#8212; You Merge the Results</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Here are two versions of this from two different AI tools: <strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[paste both]</span></strong>. Help me see the strengths of each one so I can decide what to keep.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> pulling the best of both into one final version</p></div><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>Today&#8217;s Mini Lesson breaks each rule down with an example. It&#8217;s under five minutes and it might change how you think about &#8220;which AI should I use&#8221; for good.</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>&#127916; <a href="https://youtu.be/vyXaK8vEQ7Q">&#128073; </a><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/vyXaK8vEQ7Q">Watch today&#8217;s Mini Lesson</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/vyXaK8vEQ7Q"> &#8212; the full 3 rules, walked through.</a></p></div><p>Thursday I&#8217;m giving you the complete five part workflow these three rules belong to.</p><blockquote><p>&#127379; Sign-up and Grab your free AI Puppy Playbook Starter Pack here: <a href="https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack">https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack</a></p></blockquote><p>&#8212; Debbie<br><em>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever was already open]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI Puppy Playbook Week 21 shares the real two-platform system Debbie uses to work with ChatGPT and Claude together, not just one or the other.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/whatever-was-already-open</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/whatever-was-already-open</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:30:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cd2c9a29-2fe4-4c7f-b818-4e5cada459d5_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>&#127916; Sunday&#8217;s Video</strong></h4><p><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/dwvj45Fz0TE">I Tried to Force One AI to Do Everything. Here&#8217;s the Two-Platform System I Use Instead.</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/dwvj45Fz0TE"> &#8594;</a></p></div><p>For a while, I picked whichever AI tool happened to already be open on my screen, no matter what the task actually was. It felt easier in the moment. It cost me more time than I want to admit.</p><p>One complicated report for my day job made that obvious. I used the tool that was already open instead of switching, and the result was fine, just thinner than it should have been. I ended up redoing the whole thing in the tool I should have used from the start. It was embarrassingly better.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Here are the three actual rules that came out of that mistake:</span></h4><p><strong>&#8220;Given what this task actually needs, which kind of tool is built for that, not just whichever is already open?&#8221;</strong></p><p><strong>&#8220;Here&#8217;s what I got from another AI tool on this: [paste it]. Do you see anything missing, wrong, or worth doing differently?&#8221;</strong></p><p><strong>&#8220;Here are two versions of this from two different AI tools. Help me see the strengths of each one so I can decide what to keep.&#8221;</strong></p></div><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>Sunday&#8217;s video walks through the whole moment. If you&#8217;ve ever wondered whether you&#8217;re supposed to pick just one AI tool, this one&#8217;s for you.</p><p>&#127916; <a href="https://youtu.be/dwvj45Fz0TE">&#128073;</a><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/dwvj45Fz0TE">Watch Sunday&#8217;s video</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/dwvj45Fz0TE"> &#8212; I Tried to Force One AI to Do Everything.</a></p><p>Tuesday I&#8217;m breaking these same three rules down one at a time.</p><blockquote><p>&#127379; Sign-up and Grab your free AI Puppy Playbook Starter Pack here: <a href="https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack">https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack</a></p></blockquote><p>&#8212; Debbie<br><em>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This week, in case you missed it]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI Puppy Playbook Week 20 recap: what to do when AI is right and you're still stuck, the 3-step method, and the 5-part standstill playbook.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/this-week-in-case-you-missed-it-987</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/this-week-in-case-you-missed-it-987</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:30:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/77be24f0-5a46-4b19-b07f-fea2c36e6514_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>&#127916; This Week&#8217;s Three Videos</strong></h4><p><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/xpuRbSHnRd4">Sunday:</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/xpuRbSHnRd4"> We Both Understood the Goal, It Still Wasn&#8217;t Working &#8594;</a><br><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/NJS34u3RAjE">Tuesday:</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/NJS34u3RAjE"> The 3-Step Method &#8594;</a><br><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/2o717w5Fpa8">Thursday:</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/2o717w5Fpa8"> Your Full &#8220;Still Stuck&#8221; Playbook &#8594;</a></p></div><p><strong>Post Content</strong></p><p>This week was about the stranger cousin of a wrong AI answer, being stuck when nothing is technically wrong at all.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading AI Puppy Playbook! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Sunday, the real story of a moment that was right and still didn&#8217;t land. Tuesday, the three step method broken down so you can use it yourself. Thursday, the full five part playbook for breaking any kind of standstill, whatever&#8217;s actually causing it.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p><strong>&#9989; What stuck with me this week</strong></p><p>How much of being stuck comes down to an unspoken gap rather than a mistake. Naming the feeling, not hunting for an error, is what actually opens things up.</p><p><strong>&#128173; Where Phase III is headed</strong></p><p>Weeks 19 and 20 both dealt with solo frustrations. Week 21 goes somewhere different: what happens when you&#8217;re using two AI platforms together, the actual ChatGPT and Claude workflow I run every week.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><blockquote><p><strong>&#128301; Phase III &#183; Week 21 &#183; Starts Sunday</strong></p></blockquote><p>Next week I&#8217;m pulling back the curtain on how I actually use two AI platforms together, not in theory, the real workflow.</p><p>See you Sunday.</p><p>Thank you for being here this week. &#128062;</p><blockquote><p>&#127379; Sign-up and Grab your free AI Puppy Playbook Starter Pack here: <a href="https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack">https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack</a></p></blockquote><p>&#8212; Debbie<br><em>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 5-part playbook for breaking any AI standstill ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The complete 5-part "still stuck" playbook from AI Puppy Playbook, for breaking an AI standstill when nothing is technically wrong.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/the-5-part-playbook-for-breaking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/the-5-part-playbook-for-breaking</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:15:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/faa1bcb8-b726-4a92-8e64-454661ee167e_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>&#127916; Today&#8217;s Video</strong></h4><p><a href="https://youtu.be/2o717w5Fpa8">&#128073;</a><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/2o717w5Fpa8">Build Your Personal &#8220;Still Stuck&#8221; Playbook &#8212; 5 Ways to Break an AI Standstill</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/2o717w5Fpa8"> &#8594;</a> </p></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading AI Puppy Playbook! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><strong>Post Content</strong></p><p>Not every stuck moment has the same cause, so it shouldn&#8217;t get the same fix. Here&#8217;s the full playbook, five different doors depending on what&#8217;s actually going on.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 1 &#8212; Name the Gap</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Nothing here is incorrect, but it&#8217;s missing<span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> </span><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[the specific quality]</span></strong>. Can you help me figure out what that is?&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> most stuck moments &#8212; start here first</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 2 &#8212; Anchor to an Example</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Here&#8217;s an example of what I&#8217;m actually going for: <strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[reference]</span></strong>. Match this instead.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for: </strong>when words alone haven&#8217;t worked</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 3 &#8212; Separate Style from Substance</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Is the problem here what this says, or how it says it?&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for: </strong>figuring out which half actually needs fixing</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 4 &#8212; Change the Angle</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Forget the version you gave me. If you started from scratch with a totally different approach, what would that look like?&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for: </strong>a genuine standstill, not a small tweak</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Part 5 &#8212; Know When to Finish It Yourself</span></strong></p><p><em>No prompt here. This is the step where you close the laptop and trust your own judgment.</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> personal taste, relationships, or decisions only you can make</p></div><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>Today&#8217;s Deep Dive walks through all five, with the reasoning behind each one and why the fifth might be the most important. If you want a full system instead of just one fix, this is the one to watch.</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><a href="https://youtu.be/2o717w5Fpa8">&#127916; </a><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/2o717w5Fpa8">Watch today&#8217;s Deep Dive</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/2o717w5Fpa8"> &#8212; the full 5-part playbook, explained.</a></p></div><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/the-5-part-playbook-for-breaking?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading AI Puppy Playbook! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/the-5-part-playbook-for-breaking?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/the-5-part-playbook-for-breaking?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p></div><blockquote><p>&#127379; Sign-up and Grab your free AI Puppy Playbook Starter Pack here: <a href="https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack">https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack</a></p></blockquote><p>&#8212; Debbie<br><em>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being stuck isn't always a mistake you made]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why being stuck with an AI answer that's technically right isn't a mistake, and what to do about it instead, from AI Puppy Playbook.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/being-stuck-isnt-always-a-mistake</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/being-stuck-isnt-always-a-mistake</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:31:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/51cc2639-c149-48d6-b0c5-214f607370af_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Something I keep coming back to. When AI gives you something technically correct and it still doesn&#8217;t feel right, it&#8217;s easy to assume you did something wrong, that you should have explained it better.</p><p>Usually that&#8217;s not it. The gap was never spoken out loud in the first place, not because you failed to explain, but because you didn&#8217;t know that piece needed explaining until you saw its absence.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Once you see it that way, being stuck stops feeling like a personal failure and starts feeling like information. It&#8217;s telling you exactly where the unspoken part was hiding.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/2o717w5Fpa8">&#128215; </a><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/2o717w5Fpa8">Thursday&#8217;s lecture</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/2o717w5Fpa8"> lays out five different ways to find and close that kind of gap, depending on what&#8217;s actually causing it.</a></p><blockquote><p>&#127379; Sign-up and Grab your free AI Puppy Playbook Starter Pack here: <a href="https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack">https://aipuppyplaybook.systeme.io/starter-pack</a></p></blockquote><p>&#8212; Debbie<br><em>AI Puppy Playbook &#183; aipuppyplaybook.com</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three steps for when you and AI are stuck (nothing's wrong) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The complete 3-step method for breaking a stuck moment with AI when nothing is technically wrong, with copyable prompts, from AI Puppy Playbook.]]></description><link>https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/three-steps-for-when-you-and-ai-are</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/p/three-steps-for-when-you-and-ai-are</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie Marsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:31:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/104483fa-f159-45df-87dd-d3d5a952db34_1672x941.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>&#127916; Today&#8217;s Video</strong></h4><p>&#128073;<strong><a href="https://youtu.be/NJS34u3RAjE">The 3-Step Method for When You and AI Are Stuck</a></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/NJS34u3RAjE"> &#8594;</a></p></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.aipuppyplaybook.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading AI Puppy Playbook! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><strong>Post Content</strong></p><p>Here they are, in order, so you can save this post for the next time you need it.</p><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Prompt 1 &#8212; Name the Gap, Not a Defect</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Nothing here is incorrect, but it&#8217;s missing<span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> </span><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[the specific quality, tone, or feeling you can&#8217;t quite name]</span></strong>. Can you help me figure out what that is, and try again with that in mind?&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> when you can&#8217;t point to anything wrong but it still doesn&#8217;t feel right</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Prompt 2 &#8212; Anchor to an Example</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Here&#8217;s an example of what I&#8217;m actually going for: <strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">[paste or describe the reference]</span></strong>. Match this quality instead of what you gave me before, and tell me what&#8217;s different about it.&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> when words alone haven&#8217;t gotten you there after two or three tries</p><p><strong><span data-color="#980000" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);">Prompt 3 &#8212; Change the Angle, Not Just the Words</span></strong></p><p><em>&#8220;Forget the version you gave me. If you started from scratch with a completely different structure or approach, what would that look like?&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Use for:</strong> when small edits keep failing and you need a genuinely different approach</p></div><p>&#128062; &#183; &#183; &#183; &#128062;</p><p>Today&#8217;s Mini Lesson breaks each step down with an example. 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