Productivity with AI

Productivity with AI

This course is part of AI-Powered Personal Productivity System Specialization

Instructor: Anton Voroniuk

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

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4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Master AI prompting and use AI tools to boost your everyday productivity.
Apply AI to research faster, make better decisions, organize your tasks, and write emails and documents with confidence.
Build a personal AI workflow and prompt library you'll keep using long after the course to work smarter every single day.

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This course is part of the AI-Powered Personal Productivity System Specialization

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There are 6 modules in this course

Learn to turn everyday AI tools into a personal productivity system that saves you hours every week. By the end of this course, you'll write prompts that get great results the first time, research any topic with sources you can trust, think through tough decisions, organize your tasks and goals, and draft emails, documents, and slides in minutes. No coding or prior AI experience required — every skill is beginner-friendly and works with whichever tool you already use, from ChatGPT to Claude to Gemini.

What makes this course different is its focus on four practical roles AI can play in your day: research assistant, thinking partner, personal organizer, and writing partner. Instead of abstract theory, you'll learn by doing, with quick wins, hands-on labs, and real workflows you can apply immediately. You'll also walk away with a ready-to-use prompt library — copy-and-paste prompts for the tasks you do most, so you can put everything you learn to work from day one.

Explore core AI productivity workflows, quick wins, tool choices, and responsible use practices.

What's included

5 videos1 reading1 assignment

5 videosTotal 8 minutes

Welcome to the Course1 minute
How AI Can Supercharge Your Productivity1 minute
Quick Win: Beat the Blank Page — 20 Ideas in 2 Minutes2 minutes
The AI Toolbox: A Tour of the Tools2 minutes
Using AI Responsibly: Ethics, Privacy & Security3 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Effective Prompting Principles10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Test Your Knowledge10 minutes

Build research workflows that help you extract insights, check facts, and organize knowledge clearly.

What's included

5 videos2 readings1 assignment

5 videosTotal 10 minutes

Meet Your Research Assistant1 minute
Summarize a Long Document in Under a Minute2 minutes
Research a Topic — With Real Sources2 minutes
Set Up a Project or Knowledge Base3 minutes
Pull Key Points & Action Items from a Transcript2 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Fact-Checking AI: Verifying Claims & Spotting Hallucinations10 minutes
Synthesizing Several Sources into One Clear Answer10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Test Your Knowledge10 minutes

Practice using AI as a thinking partner for clearer decisions, stronger ideas, and better focus.

What's included

5 videos2 readings1 ungraded lab

5 videosTotal 10 minutes

Meet Your Thinking Partner1 minute
Think a Problem Out Loud3 minutes
Generate and Compare Options2 minutes
Stress-Test an Idea (Play Devil's Advocate)2 minutes
AI for Overcoming Procrastination2 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Making Decisions with AI10 minutes
When to Think With AI — and When to Think Alone10 minutes

1 ungraded labTotal 8 minutes

Make a Tough Decision With AI8 minutes

Turn messy ideas into structured to-do lists, priorities, templates, and step-by-step action plans.

What's included

4 videos2 readings1 ungraded lab

4 videosTotal 9 minutes

Meet Your Personal Organizer1 minute
Turn a Brain-Dump into an Organized To-Do List2 minutes
Break a Big Goal into a Step-by-Step Plan3 minutes
Build Your Own Personal Assisstant4 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Prioritization Frameworks: Using AI to Decide What Matters10 minutes
Using AI to Build Reusable Checklists & Templates10 minutes

1 ungraded labTotal 8 minutes

Break Your Goal Into Steps with AI8 minutes

Create emails, drafts, rewrites, outlines, and slide decks faster with AI-supported writing workflows.

What's included

5 videos2 readings1 assignment

5 videosTotal 9 minutes

Meet Your Writing Partner1 minute
Draft and Reply to Emails1 minute
Rewrite & Improve Your Own Writing2 minutes
Turn an Outline into a First Draft2 minutes
Make a Quick Slide Deck 2 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Matching Tone & Voice to Your Audience10 minutes
Keeping It Authentically You: Avoiding Generic, Robotic Output10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Test Your Knowledge10 minutes

Consolidate your skills into a practical prompt library, final assessment, and productivity roadmap.

What's included

1 video2 readings1 assignment

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