Your first ten minutes that paid for themselves

Build-along · ~10 min at your own keyboard

This is the gate for Level 0. Take one real task from your day: an email you owe, a quote to write, a listing to post. Before you ask, write two or three things the result must get right: the right price, under 100 words, sounds like you. Ask for a first draft and check it against that list. If something misses, ask for one specific fix: shorter, warmer, wrong price, wrong name. If it already meets the list, say so and use it — changing good work just to change it isn't the skill. The skill is judging the draft against what you needed. Everything else in Flint is more of this.

Ladder · Level 0 gateThe long version: Your first real task ↗

Do this

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Checkpoints

▸You should now see a first draft built from your own details, not a generic template.
▸You should now see your checklist marked met or missed, and either a fixed version or a note saying no fix was needed.
▸You should now see the result sent, posted, or saved where you will use it.

The three ways this goes wrong

The first draft is generic and misses your facts. — Give it the facts it lacked: names, prices, dates, the tone you want. Paste an email of yours and say "match this voice."
The fix made it worse or changed things you liked. — Say: "Go back to the first version. Change only the opening line." You can always step back.
You are unsure the facts are right. — Check every name, number, and date against your own records before you send. The assistant drafts. You approve.

Dated facts in this lesson: ChatGPT plans: Free, Go $8, Plus $20, Pro $100/$200/$500, Business $20 per seat annual or $25 monthly. Secondary source (researched Oct 4, 2026, not yet confirmed by a person: check the source before you rely on it); Claude plans: Free, Pro $20, Max from $100 (5x) to $200 (20x), Team $20 per seat on annual billing. Desktop apps for Mac and Windows, plus iOS and Android (researched Oct 4, 2026, not yet confirmed by a person: check the source before you rely on it); Gemini has a free tier. Paid plans are Google AI Plus ($4.99/month), Google AI Pro ($19.99/month) and Google AI Ultra ($99.99 to $199.99/month) (researched Oct 4, 2026, not yet confirmed by a person: check the source before you rely on it); Personal Microsoft Copilot is free. Standalone Copilot Pro closed to new buyers in October 2025. Consumer Copilot is now bundled in Microsoft 365 Personal and Family ($9.99 to $12.99/month) and Premium ($19.99/month). Microsoft 365 Copilot for work is a separate, higher-priced plan (researched Oct 4, 2026, not yet confirmed by a person: check the source before you rely on it); Grok plans: Free, SuperGrok Lite $10, SuperGrok $30, Heavy $300, Business $30 per seat. Secondary source. The training toggle name is not confirmed (researched Oct 4, 2026, not yet confirmed by a person: check the source before you rely on it); Perplexity plans: Free, Pro $20, Max $200, Enterprise Pro $40 per seat. Comet browser is free. Voice works on Free. Secondary source (researched Oct 4, 2026, not yet confirmed by a person: check the source before you rely on it).

Share what happened

Paste your checklist, your first draft, and either the version you kept or 'no fix needed' with the reason. Add one line on what you did with it. You may swap real names and numbers for placeholders like [CLIENT] or [$PRICE] — keep the shape.

Strip API keys, passwords, and tokens before you paste. Swap them for [KEY].

🔒 Don't paste confidential, personal-health, or payment info.