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Ted Smoot

I help professionals use AI without becoming tech people.

AI Workflows

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The 14-Minute Monday: How One Manager Reclaimed Her Mornings

Mar 18, 2026

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The 14-Minute Monday: How One Manager Reclaimed Her Mornings

She used to spend 3 hours writing weekly status updates. Here's the exact AI workflow that changed that.

Ted Smoot

Issue #2

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Why Your AI Outputs Keep Disappointing You (And the Fix Takes 90 Seconds)

Mar 11, 2026

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Why Your AI Outputs Keep Disappointing You (And the Fix Takes 90 Seconds)

"The problem is never the AI. The problem is the prompt. Here's the exact structure that fixes it."

Ted Smoot

Prompt Strategy

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The Only AI Question That Actually Matters at Work

Mar 4, 2026

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The Only AI Question That Actually Matters at Work

Not 'will AI replace me?' but 'am I the professional who uses AI, or the one who doesn't'

Ted Smoot

I’m Ted. A few years ago I was the person in every AI meeting who nodded along and understood maybe 40% of what was being said.

I started Consulting The Machine because I wanted to figure out what actually mattered for people like me, working professionals with real jobs, real deadlines, and no interest in becoming engineers. This newsletter is what I wish had existed when I started. One practical thing, every week, in plain English. That's the whole idea.

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