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The complete guide to Claude Cowork, from zero to power user.

Practical, research-backed writing on prompting, context, and real workflows — so you stop Googling and start shipping. Written by a human, aimed at humans.

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▸ The Path

Six guides, in order. Pick where you are.

Most people jump straight to "advanced prompts." That's backwards. Start with what the AI already knows about you — context beats cleverness every time.

◇ Prompt Trainer

Learn a technique. Practice it live. See your score.

Pulled straight from The Prompting Guide. Each lesson teaches one tool, then drops you into a practice area that scores your prompt in real time.

The pattern is simple: teach → practice → score. No videos, no quizzes. Just one idea, one exercise, and honest feedback on the prompt you actually wrote.

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    Read the lessonA single prompting technique — role, constraints, few-shot, chain-of-thought — explained with one concrete example.
  • 02
    Do the exerciseA realistic task that requires the technique you just learned. Write it your way.
  • 03
    Get scoredClaude grades your prompt on clarity, specificity, role, constraints, and context — with honest notes on what to fix.
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▧ Examples of what's possible

Nine workflows Steve runs with Claude every week.

These aren't demos. They're the real, copy-paste workflows from Cowork in Action — research digests, content engines, meeting debriefs, and more.

▲ People Resources

The people whose work shaped these guides.

The researchers, builders, and writers who show up across the citations. If you like what you read here, follow them directly.

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Ruben Hassid
How to AI · 400K+ subs

Step-by-step AI workflows with screenshots. His Cowork guides and Computer Use infographic directly shaped these resources.

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Shelly Palmer
Daily Newsletter · LinkedIn Top Voice

The clearest daily thinking on where AI meets business strategy and policy. Subscribe and never miss a day.

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Pascal Bornet
Irreplaceable with AI · 1M+ readers

Two newsletters on intelligent automation and agentic AI. Plus the Agentic Intelligence newsletter.

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Ruben Dominguez
The AI Corner · 322K+ subs

Deep Claude Cowork setup guides, AI tool breakdowns, and practical workflows.

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Jeff Su
YouTube · 1.6M subs

Actionable AI and productivity tips for busy professionals. The best channel for making AI practical at work.

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Dr. Jules White
Vanderbilt · Coursera · 250K+ students

The definitive prompt engineering courses. If you want to understand why prompting works, start here.

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Paul J Lipsky
YouTube · 323K subs

AI tools and software reviews. Built the CoWork OS plugin that powers the Cowork Beginner guide.

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Christian Pean MD
Techy Surgeon · Founder, RevelAi

Builds AI operating systems for professionals juggling roles. His workflows shaped Cowork in Action.

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▸ Who's writing

"I kept watching smart people give up on AI because the first thing they found was a LinkedIn thread with 47 'prompt hacks.' This is what I wish I'd had."

Read it once. Come back when you need it.

No paywall, no login, no "join the course." Open the Prompting Guide and start at the top — or pick a section from the contents.

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