How I AI: The agent that Neo uses every single day

About this episode

In this episode, Neo and Amantha discuss the importance of crafting effective research prompts and how to utilize AI tools for enhanced productivity.

**Join the AI Agent Bootcamp here:  https://www.inventium.ai/learnvirtually-agents **  You type a research question into your AI tool, get back a perfectly serviceable answer, and still feel like something's missing. The output isn't wrong, exactly. It just didn't quite hit the mark. The culprit, more often than not, is the prompt you started with.  The good news: there's a smarter way to approach this, and it doesn't involve becoming a prompt engineering expert.  In this How I AI episode, Neo and I walk through the agent Neo reaches for more than any other he has built: the Research Prompt Builder. We get into how it works, when to use it with a thinking model instead of deep research, and how pairing it with NotebookLM can get you genuinely well-briefed in a fraction of the usual time.  How I AI is a special series within How I Work, where Neo and I explore how high performers are using AI at work to boost productivity, make better decisions and reduce overwhelm.  What you'll learn in this episode:  Why your research prompt matters more than the tool you…

People in this episode

Host: Amantha Imber

Guest: Neo Aplin

Topics covered

• AI tools
• productivity
• research prompts
• high performers
• workflows
• mental load

Keywords

• AI
• productivity
• research
• prompt engineering
• NotebookLM
• high performers
• workflows

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Inventium

Products: Research Prompt Builder, NotebookLM

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