Actively coach the algorithm by following top creators in your niche, engaging with their viral content, and marking irrelevant videos as "not interested." Within minutes, your feed will transform into a curated stream of high-performing content ideas to model for your own channel.

People focus on what AI can do *for* them, but a greater opportunity is what AI can teach them. For the first time, everyone has access to a patient, expert tutor. Professionals should spend their spare time asking an AI to train them in new domains, from coding to product management.

A powerful, underutilized way to use conversational AI for learning is to ask it to quiz you on a topic after explaining it. This shifts the interaction from passive information consumption to active recall and reinforcement, much like a patient personal tutor, solidifying your understanding of complex subjects.

Social media algorithms can be trained. By actively blocking or marking unwanted content as "not interested," users can transform their "for you" page from a source of distracting content into a valuable, curated feed of recommended information.

Actively resisting the algorithm's pull towards popular content is a "bicep curl" for agency. By deliberately clicking on videos with very few views, you train your mind to seek out novelty and think independently, breaking free from societal pulls and discovering trends early.

Investor Gaurav Kapadia uses AI as a knowledge augmenter to go deep on new subjects. Where he once hired university master's students to create custom curricula on topics like art history or Shakespeare, he now uses AI as his 'first port of call' for in-depth, personalized learning.

Instead of merely outsourcing tasks to AI, frame its use as a tool to compound your learning. AI can shorten feedback loops and help you practice and refine a craft—like messaging or video editing—exponentially faster than traditional methods, deepening your expertise.

To stay current in a fast-moving field like AI, passive learning through articles and videos is insufficient. The key is active engagement: experimenting with new platforms, trying new features as they launch, and even building small applications to truly understand their capabilities and limitations.

Go beyond simple content repurposing by using AI to analyze transcripts from trusted influencers. This process automatically extracts and categorizes actionable tactics, creating a personalized, searchable knowledge base of strategies you can apply directly to your work.