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Part One

Working with Your Own Files

— Turning what is already on your computer into an asset —

From chat window to workspace. Hand Word files, PDFs and data to AI, and grow a knowledge base that stays on your own machine with Gemini Notebook and Obsidian. 16 chapters in all.

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CONTENTS

Contents

Introduction

  1. 00 Before you begin — about this guide — Turning what is already on your computer into an asset —

Part 1 | Foundations — Why local files, and how to use them safely

  1. 01 Chapter 1. From chat to workspace The real breadth of AI use begins the moment it connects to your files
  2. 02 Chapter 2. Where the line sits on privacy and security [most important] What actually stops therapists is not difficulty, but vague unease

Part 2 | Organising — Turning what you have into an asset

  1. 03 Chapter 3. There are already assets on your computer Before starting something new, connect what you already have to AI
  2. 04 Chapter 4. Folders and filenames — building a desk you can share Start with four boxes: clinical, teaching, research, publishing
  3. 05 Chapter 5. File formats, at the most basic level — extensions, mojibake, scanned PDFs Knowing what a file extension is tells you what you can hand to an AI

Part 3 | Practice — Handing files to AI

  1. 06 Chapter 6. Gemini Notebook — a research assistant of your own Gemini Notebook answers only from the material you gave it
  2. 07 Chapter 7. Handing files to ChatGPT and Claude Upload a file and have it summarised, rewritten or reorganised
  3. 08 Chapter 8. Start free, and decide when to pay Free is enough at first; there is no need to spend from the start

Part 4 | Going further — Building an environment where knowledge grows

  1. 09 Chapter 9. Markdown — the standard format for an age of AI Markdown is a simple way of writing that uses just a few symbols
  2. 10 Chapter 10. Obsidian — a second brain that stays on your machine Obsidian is a free tool for managing and editing Markdown
  3. 11 Chapter 11. Obsidian × AI — compounding what you know Accumulate safely on your machine, and cut out an anonymised extract when you go to an AI

Part 5 | Ahead — Towards AI that operates the computer itself

  1. 12 Chapter 12. What agentic AI is Until now you handed files over; from here, the AI operates files itself
  2. 13 Chapter 13. Antigravity — working with AI in your local environment (free) Antigravity is a free, agent-first tool where the AI drives the work
  3. 14 Chapter 14. The map ahead — vibe coding, websites, building systems This guide covered the ground up to where the advanced work begins

Closing Chapter | Towards designing the work together with AI

  1. ★ Closing Chapter | Towards designing the work together with AI At the start of this guide I wrote:

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