Learning Timeline
Key Insights
Focus on the Idea, Not Just the Tool
True skill isn't about knowing how to use an AI interface; it's about your ability to identify 'what' needs to be done. Tools like Hermes or Claude will constantly evolve, but your ability to find automation opportunities is the key to productivity.
Use Cron Jobs for Peace of Mind
Instead of asking the AI to do something every time you remember, ask it to set up 'cron jobs'. This allows tasks to run automatically in the background at scheduled times without any additional input from you.
Prompts
Productivity & Procrastination Audit
Target:
Hermes Agent
What have I been procrastinating?
Identifying Automation Opportunities
Target:
Hermes Agent
What are some tasks that I'm doing every single day that I could or should automate?
Building Rapid Automation Tools
Target:
Hermes Agent
What is a tool that you can build me tonight that would make my life easier tomorrow?
Checking for Missed Information
Target:
Hermes Agent
Is there anything important today that I missed?
Creating New Skills (Skill Induction)
Target:
Hermes Agent
Turn this [insert file/topic] into a skill.
Step by Step
Identifying & Automating Daily Tasks
- Connect your AI agent (such as Hermes) to your to-do list app.
- Use a prompt to analyze your list of pending tasks (procrastination).
- List the manual tasks you perform every day for the AI.
- Instruct the AI agent to set up 'cron jobs' to handle those tasks automatically on a schedule.
- Confirm the 'cron' settings to start the automation without manual intervention.
How to Turn Wikipedia Content into an Agent 'Skill'
- Find a Wikipedia article or documentation file regarding a specific area of expertise (e.g., Joseph Weizenbaum's psychiatrist program).
- Download or save the article in a supported file format (such as .txt or .md).
- Drag and drop the file into your Hermes agent interface.
- Give the command: 'Turn this into a skill'.
- Wait for the agent to process the information until it adopts a personality or capability based on that file.
- Test the new 'skill' by asking questions related to the context of the uploaded file.
