How I AI · Monday, August 10, 2026
To build the habit of using AI tools, Graeme Clark suggests creating 'forcing functions' like setting reminders to screenshot current work and input it into Claude for assistance. This helps build the muscle of 'deferring to Claude' and leveraging its inference capabilities.
“The number one thing that I get asked when I'm teaching is how can I build the muscle of going to AI, of going to ChatGBT desktop, of going to Claude.”
“One is to build a forcing function in your environment that gets you to open up Claude. In the easiest thing is set a Slack reminder or a Google Calendar alert that says, whatever you're doing, screenshot it and put it into Claude. Get the whole window. And let Claude could you help me with this?”
“We're just building the muscle of deferring to Claude and asking, could you be my shadow and help me here?”