PDF · Guide Nº 01
The BTE Method: Brain. Train. Execute.
Why AI gives most people surface-level output — and my three-stage framework for turning it into real leverage, on one page.
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PDF · Guide Nº 02
My Second Brain Is a Folder of Text Files
My exact Obsidian setup: the folder map, the four vault rules, why plain text wins, and the 30-minute starter plan.
PDF · Guide Nº 03
What Is a Markdown File?
The file format your AI speaks natively, the ten symbols you actually need, and MarkItDown — Microsoft’s free tool that converts anything into it.
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Give Your Office a Memory
The actual 12-folder Obsidian system behind the Elsa Digital Brain — institutional memory for any small org, and how to build yours.
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The AI Chief of Staff
A standing agent that already knows your world, briefs you instead of waiting for prompts, and tracks what you’re dropping. Build it in 20 minutes.
02 — The routine library — AI that runs without you
PDF · Guide Nº 05
Put Your AI on a Schedule
The five scheduled routines I run every week, and the five-part anatomy of a routine that reports signal instead of padding.
PDF · Guide Nº 07
The Newsletter That Writes Its First Draft
Every Friday a routine reads my week — email, calendar, files — and hands me a draft before coffee. I edit ten minutes and ship.
PDF · Guide Nº 08
The Grant Watch Routine
Stop finding out about funding two weeks before the deadline. The Monday-morning scan with a 30–45 day apply window, ready to steal.
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The Monday Briefing Routine
Calendar, urgent email, open loops, and a Top 3 — briefed before you open your laptop. The exact instructions.
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The Inbox Triage Routine
AI labels what slips through your email filters every morning — under guardrails strict enough that it can’t break anything.
03 — Frameworks to steal (free reads)
Brain. Train. Execute.
The BTE Method essay — the origin of Guide Nº 01.
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Stop Asking AI Questions. Make AI Ask You Questions Instead.
The single concept that changes how most people use AI.
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Stop Learning AI Like a Tourist
The fastest way to catch up is to stop watching and start building.
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The 1-3-1 Method for Leaders and Parents
Stop solving every problem for your team — and your kids. A structure that builds ownership.
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Your AI Isn't the Problem. Your Organization Is.
The concept that changed how I roll AI out inside a real organization.
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