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Think Better: Use AI as a Structured Thought Partner
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Think Better with AI thought partner – practical guide to using ChatGPT for critical thinking and problem solving Unique, research-backed strategies for how to think better with AI, including structured thinking with AI, AI brainstorming tools, and ChatGPT prompts for deep thinking Walk away with a clear, step‑by‑step AI decision making guide you can immediately apply to real‑world challenges
What You'll Learn:
- How to turn ChatGPT (or any LLM) from a simple Q&A bot into a structured AI thought partner for complex, messy problems
- A practical, repeatable workflow to use AI for brainstorming multiple perspectives, surfacing hidden risks, and pressure‑testing your ideas
- Specific ChatGPT prompts for deep thinking that help you clarify goals, assumptions, constraints, and trade‑offs before you act
- Techniques to externalize your thinking with AI—using writing, diagrams, and comparison matrices—to reduce bias and improve judgment
- How to use AI for problem solving without outsourcing your brain, including checks to keep you in control of the reasoning
- Ways to build your own "cognitive scaffold" with AI so you can make better decisions under uncertainty and information overload
- A simple weekly practice to use AI to improve thinking: choosing one real situation, running it through the framework, and taking one small action
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