Forget 3-hour Claude tutorials on YouTube.

Forget 3-hour Claude tutorials on YouTube.

This 7-day checklist fits on your phone (save this):

✦ Day 1: Go to claude .com
Pick Opus 4.7 + Adaptive Thinking.
Read 3 guides on claude101.com.
Do one real work task. Not a test. A real one.

✦ Day 2: Your first Project
Click "Projects." Create one.
Upload 3 work docs (a deck, a doc, a CSV).
Write a 2-line system prompt:
"I'm a [your role]. Be direct, no fluff, push back when I'm wrong."

✦ Day 3: Teach Claude your voice
Create a "Yourname .md" file.
Paste 3 of your best writing samples.
List every word you ban ("leverage", "delve").
Drop it in your Project.
Copy 100 question interview prompt to build your .md file:

✦ Day 4: Connect connectors
Settings > Connector > Connect Gmail + Granola
Prompt this: "Read my last 10 emails with [contact]. Draft the answer. Send-ready."
You just stopped copy-pasting forever.

✦ Day 5: Install Claude desktop app
Open Claude Cowork.
Drop a folder of your real work files. Run one big task: "Read everything. Build me a Q1 plan."
This is where Claude stops being a chatbot.

✦ Day 6: Set it on autopilot
Left sidebar → Scheduled tasks.
Set a Monday morning brief: "Summarize last week's emails + this week's calendar. 5 bullets."
Set a weekly digest: "Top 3 industry news in my space. Friday 6pm."

✦ Day 7: Become a native
Install your first Claude Skill.
Try Claude design for visuals.
Claude Skills: claude-skills.free

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Monday you signed up.
Sunday you have Claude in your voice, plugged into your inbox, running tasks while you sleep.

That's the full stack. In 7 days.