I keep seeing the same anxiety framed the wrong way.

People ask:
“Which AI tool should I learn next?”

That’s not the real question.

If you’re looking at 2026–2030, the advantage won’t come from chasing tools.
It will come from building skills that compound as AI gets better.

Here’s what I’m focusing on, and what I think more people should be too.

They’re the ones who know how to think clearly, explain what they want, and work with the tool instead of poking it and hoping for magic.

Here’s what that looks like in practice for me.

1. I treat AI like a colleague, not a search box

AI doesn’t help much if you drop in once, ask a random question, then disappear.

It gets useful when there’s context and continuity.

Try this today:
Open one ChatGPT thread and make it “your work thread.”
Tell it what you do, how you usually write, what you’re trying to improve, and what a good result looks like to you.

Then keep going back to that same thread.
Use it to think things through, not just to fetch answers.

2. I slow down enough to break problems into steps

AI is great at doing things.
It’s not great at deciding what the thing actually is.

That part still needs a human.

Try this today:
Take one task that always feels messy or overwhelming.
Write down five clear steps on paper or in Notes.

Then ask AI to help with only step two and step four.
You stay in charge. It supports you where it actually helps.

3. I build small tools instead of doing the same work over and over

I’m not technical, and I don’t code.

But I do hate repeating myself.

Try this today:
Use ChatGPT’s Custom GPTs to build a simple “you.”
Feed it examples of emails, messages, or explanations you write all the time.

Let it handle the first draft or the boring bits, so you can focus on the parts that need judgment.

4. I work on my taste, not just speed

AI can produce endless options in seconds.
That’s not the hard part anymore.

The hard part is knowing what’s actually good.

Try this today:
Ask AI for three versions of something you’re working on.
Don’t just pick one and move on.

Pause and explain why one feels better than the others.
That’s you training your own judgment.

5. I make sure I don’t outsource being human

AI helps me work faster.
It doesn’t replace trust, curiosity, or care.

Those still come from people.

When I look at 2026–2030, the skills that matter most aren’t flashy or technical.

They’re:

Most of them don’t need a course or a qualification.
They need attention and practice.

It’s not hackers that worry me most.
It’s good people, smart, careful people, pasting client data into an AI tool because they just needed something done faster.

AI risk isn’t about headlines. It’s about inputs, what we feed the machine, knowingly or not.
And in this new world, you’re only as safe as your rules.

That’s why I built the AI Risk & Policy Toolkit, not to make anyone paranoid, but to give every business something they’ve never had before: a seatbelt for the AI era.
It doesn’t turn you into a compliance lawyer. It helps you stay confident while your team experiments, creates, and automates.

The moment you write it down, panic turns into process.
That’s the point. You protect your business before you ever need protection.

If this sparked something in you, come say hello on LinkedIn; that’s where I share the deeper lessons, tools, and systems behind ConfigurAI.

For the human side, the messy experiments, reflections, and moments that shape the work, you’ll find that on Instagram.

And if you want to see how it all connects, the business, the story, the mission, it’s all at orgesameli.com

Because what we’re building here isn’t just about AI.
It’s about making technology feel human again

See you next Tuesday with more ways to cut the busywork and get your time back.
Orgesa Meli

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