The 💯 Digest: How to Be the AI Person In Your Team

Window Into the Future 🚀

If you feel like your company talks a lot about AI but doesn’t actually do anything with it, you’re not alone.

Was staring at McKinsey's latest Tech Trends report. They surveyed thousands of companies about AI adoption.

92% of execs say they’re planning to invest more in AI.
Only 1% say their teams are actually good at using it.

That's a 91% gap between ambition and reality. Between buying the gym membership and actually showing up.

But here's the thing; that gap isn’t just a company problem. It’s an opportunity for you. And the people winning right now are the ones experimenting on their own, no permission, no fancy title needed.

Here’s what top performers consistently do before they even open ChatGPT:

• Clarify the problem: What outcome are you actually trying to improve?

• Pick the right task: What part of your workflow could be sped up or automated?

• Know the human edge: Where does your judgment matter more than the tool’s guess?

• Prep your inputs: Do you have the right context to get a good result?

That prep work is the real unlock. The best people aren’t spending more time in AI tools, they’re spending smarter time with them.

So if you want to get ahead at work, try this when you're stuck on a task this week:

👉 Before you open an AI tool, write down what you want to improve, what context it needs, and where your input still matters. It sounds simple, but this habit is the fastest way to start thinking like the 1% of users who are actually getting results.

That's what September is about for us at 100 School. We're building something that closes this gap. Can't reveal everything yet (still putting finishing touches). But if you've been waiting for the right moment to level up how you work..the waiting's almost over 🔥

And if you’re a manager? We’ll give you a quick-read map of where your team stands (and how to get ahead).

Tool Tour 🛠

We’re always on the hunt for epic tools. Here’s what stood out this week:

• 🤖 Watchman AI: Capture 97% of your invisible B2B buyers

• 🤖 Levio by Jupitrr AI: Join the waitlist to Jupitrr’s first AI editing agent

• 🤖 ZINQ: Create beautiful forms that feel more like a friendly chat

• 🤖 Mocha: Turn your idea into a live website in minutes (no code)

Read. Watch. Listen. To... 📖

We’re not just learning new tools. We’re learning how to work differently. These pieces helped me think deeper (and faster):

• 📺 From Zero to Your First AI Agent in 25 Minutes (No Coding)

• 📕 Everything you can do with Notion AI

• 🐦 Gemini 2.5 Pro is a monster (10 ways to use it)

• 📺 The Ultimate Guide to Writing with AI

• 📕 The 18-Month Career Is Here

• 📺 You can’t afford to ignore Google AI Studio

🪄 Until Next Time…

Hope this helped you feel a bit more caught up (and less overwhelmed).

Catch you next Sunday 👋