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The 90-Day AI Literacy Sprint: A Concrete Plan
A week-by-week plan to go from 'I don't really use AI' to 'I have shipped three things with it' — built for someone with a job, a family, and limited evening hours.
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What this lesson covers
Learning path
The main moves in order
- 1Why 90 days
- 2learning sprint
- 3spaced practice
- 4shipping
Concept cluster
Terms to connect while reading
Section 1
Why 90 days
Long enough that real skill compounds. Short enough that you don't quit. Long enough to ship three things. Short enough that your spouse doesn't roll their eyes when you mention it again.
The 12-week structure
Compare the options
| Weeks | Focus | Deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Daily 30-min reps in 2 chat models | 1 page of usable prompts you wrote |
| 3-4 | Apply to a real work task | 1 done thing at work, with before/after time |
| 5-6 | Pick one specialty (eg. RAG, agents, ops) | 1 short blog post or LinkedIn post explaining it |
| 7-8 | Build a simple project end-to-end | 1 working tool you use weekly |
| 9-10 | Network deliberately | 5 conversations with people in target roles |
| 11-12 | Apply / pitch / position | 3 applications, or 1 paid pilot, or 1 internal proposal |
The honest time budget
- 45 minutes weeknights, 4 nights a week (3 hours)
- 2 hours Saturday morning before everyone wakes up
- Total: ~5 hours/week, ~60 hours over 12 weeks
- If you can't find 5 hours/week for 12 weeks, you can't pivot. That's not judgmental — it's planning.
Key terms in this lesson
The big idea: 90 days of consistent shipping puts you ahead of 90% of people who say they're 'looking into AI.'
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