^{AI MARKET PULSE}
BCG Forces 33,000 Employees to Use AI Daily — "No Room for Skeptics"

Boston Consulting Group just made AI fluency mandatory for all 33,000 employees, embedding it directly into performance evaluations and promotions. Almost 90% now use AI tools, with half being "habitual users" who rely on it daily. The firm hit 50% adoption months ahead of schedule and deployed 1,200 internal trainers to push adoption. BCG's message is blunt: "If you're not using AI, you'll fall behind your peers on problem solving." Translation: AI skills aren't optional anymore — they're the new baseline for keeping your job, and companies need massive training infrastructure to make it happen.

Why it matters for you: Millions of workers are being told to "use AI or fall behind" but have zero clue where to start. That's your market. Build beginner-friendly courses that teach professionals how to use ChatGPT for their actual job tasks — writing emails, summarizing reports, brainstorming ideas. Create simple templates and prompts people can copy-paste immediately. Package it as "AI for [Your Job Title]" mini-courses. The beauty: you don't need to be an expert, just ahead of the curve. Companies are scrambling to train employees fast, and individuals will pay to avoid looking clueless at work.

Key Takeaways:

• 1,200 trainers deployed: BCG needed a small army to reach 90% adoption — proving training demand is massive

• AI-gated promotions: Performance reviews now assume AI use — workers must upskill or get left behind

• Beginner market exploding: Most employees have no idea how to use AI effectively — creating huge opportunity for simple, practical training

👉️ Read the full article here

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^{WORKFLOW BUILDER}
Automate Your Week in Minutes with ChatGPT + Notion

Goal: Build a personalized weekly plan in minutes with ChatGPT (or Notion AI) and keep it organized inside Notion — with the option to sync tasks to your calendar.

Steps:

1. Generate Your Weekly Plan with ChatGPT
Let ChatGPT design your week around work, personal goals, and key deadlines.

Prompt ChatGPT:
Role: Productivity Coach. Task: Build me a weekly planner. Context: I work [hours], want time for [personal priorities], and need reminders for [deadlines/meetings]. Output: A 7-day plan with daily tasks and priorities.
➡️ Next action: Copy your 7-day plan.

2. Or Use Notion AI
If you prefer to stay inside Notion, open a blank “Weekly Agenda” page and ask Notion AI:
“Create a weekly plan with daily tasks and priorities based on my work schedule and personal goals.”
➡️ Next action: Choose whichever AI output (ChatGPT or Notion AI) feels most usable.

3. Paste or Generate Your Plan in Notion
Use Notion’s free Weekly Agenda or Task List template. Paste in the ChatGPT plan, or let Notion AI generate tasks directly into the page.
➡️ Next action: Adjust tasks as needed.

4. (Optional) Sync with Your Calendar
Inside Notion, add a Date property to each task. Then use Notion’s built-in Google Calendar sync (or the free Notion → Google Calendar integration) to see your tasks in your calendar automatically.
➡️ Next action: Assign dates to key tasks — they’ll appear in your calendar.

5. Track Your Week in Notion
Each day, check off what you’ve done and drag unfinished tasks forward.
➡️ Next action: Review your week every Sunday and re-run the prompt.

Pro Tip (Affiliate Upgrade): Use Lindy to automatically refresh your Notion planner every Sunday — it pulls a new ChatGPT plan and drops it into your Notion template, hands-free.

Why it Works
Most people waste time just figuring out what to do each week. This workflow eliminates that blank-page problem by letting AI draft your plan instantly. With tasks organized in Notion and optional calendar sync, you get structure and reminders without extra apps or manual planning. The result: a clear, repeatable weekly rhythm that makes your life easier, not more complicated.

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^{TODAY’S PROMPT}
Steal This Prompt to Build a Digital Product Bundle

This prompt helps solopreneurs and creators turn their ideas into a ready-to-use product blueprint — including a template structure, a drafted guide, and a bonus asset. It removes the overwhelm of planning and copy, giving you a kit you can drop into Canva or Notion to quickly package and sell on Gumroad or Etsy.

👉 Use the prompt + check out my example output here

Clear Ask:
Act as a digital product strategist. Create a complete product blueprint (template structure + how-to guide draft + bonus asset draft) that aligns with my brand and can be built into a polished digital product for Gumroad or Etsy.

Context & Purpose:
This blueprint should solve a clear pain point for my target audience, feel premium in its design and structure, and be simple to finish and launch. The goal is to produce a product kit that looks professional once formatted in Canva, Notion, or Google Docs, delivers value instantly, and can be brought to market quickly without endless revisions.

Detailed Input Requirements (fill in each placeholder):
• Niche/Industry: [Insert here]
• Target Audience: [who they are + pain points]
• Brand Style/Voice: [professional, playful, minimalist, etc.]
• Platform Preference: [Notion, Canva, Google Sheets, PDF]
• Product Focus: [what problem it solves or outcome it provides]
• Template Type: [planner, tracker, content calendar, etc.]
• Guide Format: [step-by-step tutorial, quick tips, PDF guide]
• Bonus Asset: [checklist, swipe file, scripts, etc.]
• Length/Depth: [quick-start 5 pages or detailed 20+ pages]
• Design Instructions: [colors, fonts, or “keep it simple”]

Additional Instructions:
• Provide the full template structure (all fields, sections, and layouts).
• Write the entire guide draft in clear, beginner-friendly language (section by section).
• Create the complete bonus asset draft, making it instantly useful and complementary.
• Ensure everything is cohesive, practical, and aligned with the brand style.
• Deliver the bundle as a blueprint — text and structure ready to copy into Canva, Notion, or Google Docs for final formatting.

Perfect Output Every Time:
Provide a polished, market-ready blueprint that includes:
• The full template structure
• The drafted how-to guide
• The drafted bonus asset
• Everything should be cohesive and specific, so I can directly paste it into my chosen platform to finish design and upload to Gumroad/Etsy — with no guesswork required.

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^{AI SPOTLIGHT}
OpenAI Surges to $500 Billion Valuation — Now Worth More Than SpaceX

OpenAI just pulled off something staggering: it’s now valued at $500 billion, leapfrogging SpaceX to become the world’s most valuable startup. The deal allowed employees to sell $6.6 billion worth of stock to heavyweight investors like Thrive Capital, SoftBank, and T. Rowe Price — a clear signal that Wall Street and global funds see AI as the growth engine of the decade.

What makes this even more remarkable? OpenAI hasn’t turned a profit yet. But with mega-deals fueling a global data center buildout and the release of GPT-5 earlier this year, the company has positioned itself at the center of the AI boom.

Key Takeaways:

• $500B valuation via employee share sales, surpassing SpaceX’s $400B.

• Major investors (SoftBank, Thrive, Abu Dhabi’s MGX) doubled down on OpenAI’s future.

• Employee liquidity helps OpenAI fight talent wars against rivals like Meta and Anthropic.

• The nonprofit-to-benefit-corp transition continues as Microsoft deepens its ties.

My Take:
This is historic. We’re watching the fastest value creation cycle in modern business — and it’s all powered by AI. OpenAI is now more valuable than the world’s most ambitious rocket company. That should tell you just how transformative investors believe artificial intelligence will be. And honestly, they’re probably right.

👉️ Read the full article here

^{AI QUICK HITS}

🧠 OpenAI is reportedly building a TikTok-style app powered entirely by its Sora 2 video model, where users scroll through short, AI-generated clips instead of human-uploaded videos — raising big questions around copyright, likeness rights, and the future of social media.

📖 Meta will start using what people type or say to its AI tools on Facebook and Instagram to personalize ads and content beginning December 16 — with no opt-out option — meaning casual chats with Meta AI (like asking about hiking) could directly shape the posts, groups, and ads users see.

🖥️ Harvard physicists have built the first continuously operating quantum computer, running for more than two hours without restarting by replenishing qubits as they decay — a breakthrough that could pave the way for practical, indefinitely running machines capable of solving problems far beyond the reach of today’s computers.

^{AI LIFE HACK BONUS PROMPT}
Struggling at Work? Steal This Career Clarity Prompt

Career challenges can feel overwhelming when stress builds, goals feel unclear, or work starts to lose its meaning. This prompt makes it easier by instantly generating a beginner-friendly guide with practical tips for building resilience, setting direction, and reconnecting with what matters most. The result is clear, motivating, and ready-to-use — no confusion or heavy theory, just straightforward advice that helps anyone navigate setbacks and find more satisfaction in their career.

Act as a career coach and create a 300–500 word beginner-friendly guide with clear, actionable tips for navigating career challenges and finding job satisfaction, using simple language, short sections or bullet points, practical examples, and ending with a motivating close.

🤔 ^{Which image is real?}

One of these images is real, and one was created with AI. Vote for which one you think is real, and tell us why you voted that way.

The last edition’s results—54% were wrong!

Did you vote in the poll from October 1st? The top image was real! Go back and see the photos here. So what do you think? Are you getting better at spotting AI vs. not?

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