Twenty-eight days ago, you started this course wondering what ChatGPT could do for you. Today, you're finishing it as someone who doesn't just use ChatGPT — you understand it. You know its capabilities, its limitations, and how to get the most out of every interaction.
That's a meaningful skill. As AI becomes central to how knowledge work gets done, the people who know how to work effectively with these tools will have a genuine advantage — not because the technology is magic, but because they've invested the time to learn it properly.
Let's take a final look at everything you've built over the past four weeks, then set you up to keep growing.
In the first week, you built the foundation that everything else rests on:
Day 1: What Is ChatGPT — You learned what ChatGPT actually is: a conversational AI assistant powered by large language models, capable of writing, reasoning, researching, coding, generating images, and more. You understood the difference between GPT-5.2 Instant, Thinking mode, and o3.
Day 2: Setting Up Your Account — You created your account, chose a plan, and got familiar with the interface — the sidebar, model selector, and conversation management.
Day 3: Your First Conversation — You had your first real back-and-forth with ChatGPT, learning how it maintains context within a conversation and how to guide it with follow-ups.
Day 4: Writing Better Prompts — You learned the fundamentals of prompting: being specific, providing context, stating your desired format, and iterating on results.
Day 5: Memory and Custom Instructions — You discovered how Memory works (ChatGPT remembering facts about you across conversations) and how Custom Instructions let you set persistent preferences.
Day 6: Browsing the Web — You explored ChatGPT's ability to search the internet in real time, access current information, and cite sources.
Day 7: Uploading and Analyzing Files — You learned to upload documents, spreadsheets, images, and code files for ChatGPT to read, analyze, and transform.
These seven days gave you the core skills you use in every single ChatGPT interaction.
Week 2 expanded your toolkit into creative and multimodal territory:
Day 8: Generating Images with DALL-E — You learned to create original images from text descriptions, iterate on designs, and use image generation for practical purposes like marketing and presentations.
Day 9: Canvas — You discovered Canvas, the side-by-side document and code editor where ChatGPT helps you write and code with inline suggestions and full version control.
Day 10: Advanced Voice Mode — You experienced ChatGPT's natural voice conversation capabilities — speaking to it and hearing it respond in real time, with emotional nuance and multiple voice options.
Day 11: Video with Sora — You explored Sora integration for generating short video clips from text prompts, available on higher-tier plans.
Day 12: Deep Research — You unlocked Deep Research mode, where ChatGPT spends minutes (not seconds) conducting comprehensive, multi-source research and producing detailed reports with citations.
Day 13: Projects — You learned to organize your work into Projects — persistent workspaces with files, instructions, and conversation history that keep related work together.
Day 14: Tasks and Scheduling — You set up Tasks that run on a schedule, automating things like daily briefings, weekly reports, and recurring research.
By the end of Week 2, you were using ChatGPT not just for text, but for images, voice, video, deep research, and organized project work.
Week 3 took you from user to builder:
Day 15: Custom GPTs — You built your own specialized ChatGPT — complete with custom instructions, knowledge files, and defined capabilities. You learned to publish them and share them with others.
Day 16: The GPT Store — You explored the marketplace of Custom GPTs built by others, learning how to find, evaluate, and use specialized GPTs for different domains.
Day 17: ChatGPT Agents — You discovered agents that can take autonomous multi-step actions: browsing, coding, file manipulation, and executing complex workflows with minimal hand-holding.
Day 18: Operator and Computer Use — You learned about Operator, which gives ChatGPT the ability to navigate websites, fill out forms, and perform actions in a web browser on your behalf.
Day 19: API Basics — You got an introduction to the OpenAI API, understanding how developers build ChatGPT-powered features into their own applications.
Day 20: Codex — You explored Codex, OpenAI's software engineering agent that can handle coding tasks autonomously, from writing functions to debugging entire projects.
Day 21: Sora Standalone — You went deeper into video generation with Sora's full capabilities for creating, editing, and iterating on video content.
Week 3 transformed you from someone who uses ChatGPT into someone who can build with it.
This final week brought everything together:
Day 22: Connectors & Integrations — You linked your cloud storage (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive) to ChatGPT and explored ChatGPT Apps from partners like Figma, Canva, and Spotify.
Day 23: Prism — You discovered Prism, the scientific writing environment inside ChatGPT for long-form, citation-backed documents — powered by GPT-5.2.
Day 24: Shopping & Recommendations — You used ChatGPT as a research assistant for making purchase decisions and getting personalized recommendations.
Day 25: ChatGPT for Business — You learned how Business and Enterprise plans enable teams with shared workspaces, admin controls, Custom GPTs, and proven time savings of 7-12 hours per week.
Day 26: Privacy, Security & Your Data — You understood exactly how ChatGPT handles your data, how to opt out of training, how ads work on the free tier, and best practices for sensitive information.
Day 27: Advanced Prompting Strategies — You mastered chain-of-thought, few-shot, system-level framing, and Thinking mode — the techniques that unlock ChatGPT's best work.
Day 28: Today — You're putting it all together.
The most important step now is to move from "knowing about" ChatGPT to "using it habitually." Here's how to build a sustainable personal workflow:
Start with one anchor habit. Pick one task you do every day and make ChatGPT part of it. For some people, it's drafting their morning emails. For others, it's summarizing articles they need to read. For developers, it's code review. One consistent daily use builds the habit.
Create your Custom Instructions. If you haven't already, set up Custom Instructions that tell ChatGPT about your role, your communication preferences, and what you typically need. This makes every conversation better from the first message.
Build 2-3 Custom GPTs for your recurring needs. Think about the tasks you do repeatedly: writing in a specific format, analyzing a particular type of data, preparing a certain kind of report. Build a Custom GPT for each one.
Set up a Project for ongoing work. If you have a long-running project — a business initiative, a research effort, a creative endeavor — create a ChatGPT Project for it. Upload your key files, set the context, and keep all related conversations in one place.
Schedule at least one Task. Automate something that would otherwise slip through the cracks: a daily news briefing on your industry, a weekly summary of your project's progress, or a monthly reminder with fresh ideas for your content calendar.
Review and refine. Once a month, look at your ChatGPT conversation history. Notice what you're asking for most. Ask yourself if there's a way to get those results faster — a better prompt, a Custom GPT, or a different feature.
The people who get the most value from ChatGPT aren't the ones who know the most features — they're the ones who've integrated it into their daily rhythm.