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Why “Learning AI” is a Waste of Time (and What to Do Instead)
“Don’t practice until you get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong.”

Everyone is trying to “learn AI.”
But here’s the problem: AI doesn’t care what you know. It only rewards what you do.
Most people get stuck in tutorial mode.
They chase prompt guides, attend webinars, bookmark tool lists.
Then they wonder why nothing in their business changes.
Here’s the truth:
You don’t need to become an AI expert.
You need to become an AI operator.
Operators don’t learn for the sake of learning.
They learn just enough to ship a result.
Then they move on. Fast.
🧠 Try this instead:
Pick 1 business bottleneck.
Open ChatGPT.
And ask it to solve the problem with you.
No waiting.
No overthinking.
No “finishing the course.”
Just go straight to the outcome — then back into the prompt that gets you there.
Because action teaches faster than information ever will.
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Catch you in the next one,
Scott
P.S. “Learning AI” is like watching push-up tutorials and wondering why you’re still weak.