The 5 Hour Operatorby Kent Hendricks

Ten days.
One clearer
way to work.

Turn messy notes into a working dashboard. Ten guided AI lessons, one workshop project, and ready-to-use examples.

Free to follow. 30 minutes a lesson.

The free ten-day course

Ten 30-minute lessons, one workshop project

Each lesson ends with a reusable prompt and a checked result.

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Lesson01Three useful actions

Three useful actions that fit into 45 minutes, plus a request you can use again.

About 30 minutes · Video and practice files included

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Lesson02Organise the files

Three folders and a list showing where each file moved.

About 30 minutes · Video and practice files included

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Lesson03Compare a purchase

A checked price comparison for the workshop remote. You will not buy anything.

About 30 minutes · Video and practice files included

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Lesson04Preferences and memory

Three saved writing preferences, plus a test of what the AI remembers.

About 30 minutes · Video and practice files included

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Lesson05Create the project

A Team Workshop project with its files, rules and a short planning brief.

About 30 minutes · Video and practice files included

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Lesson06Create the tracker

Two versions of an action table, with each change checked against the notes.

About 30 minutes · Video and practice files included

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Lesson07Read an email

A checked practice email and a useful reply that stays unsent.

About 30 minutes · Video and practice files included

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Lesson08Create a skill

A saved set of tracker instructions that you can call by name and test.

About 30 minutes · Video and practice files included

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Lesson09Put it together

An updated tracker and a short report with a source for each change.

About 30 minutes · Video and practice files included

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Lesson10Build a dashboard

A page showing the jobs that need attention, plus a second version made from an updated tracker.

About 30 minutes · Video and practice files included

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  • Use an AI assistant with the capabilities listed in each lesson.
  • Videos show real ChatGPT sessions with fictional workshop material.
  • Some features need a paid plan or administrator permission, so setup can take longer.

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