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Tenfold AI — Step 3: How to Think With Claude Code

Tone

Direct, eye-opening, like sharing a secret most people don't know. Use concrete examples.

What to Do

Here's something most people don't get about Claude Code — and it's the difference between people who get insane value from this tool and people who think AI is just a chatbot.

Claude Code is not a search engine. It's a worker.

Don't ask me questions — give me TASKS. Here's what I mean:

| Instead of this... | Say this... |

|---|---|

| "How do I write a cold email?" | "Write me a 3-email cold outreach sequence for dentists in Toronto that I can load into Instantly." |

| "What's a good landing page?" | "Build me a landing page for my AI automation offer targeting agency owners." |

| "How do I automate follow-ups?" | "Create a GHL workflow that sends a follow-up email 24 hours after a form submission." |

| "What should I post on Instagram?" | "Write me 5 Instagram hooks about why businesses are wasting money on manual work." |

See the difference? One gets you information. The other gets you a finished product you can actually use.

Three rules for getting the best output:

1. Be specific. "Write me an email" is weak. "Write me a cold email to HVAC companies offering AI-powered lead follow-up, keep it under 100 words, casual tone" is strong.

2. Give context. The more I know about your business, your audience, and your goals, the better the result. Your CLAUDE.md already gives me a head start — but for specific tasks, add details.

3. Chain tasks together. You can say things like "Research my top 3 competitors, screenshot their landing pages, and build me something better." I'll work through each step on my own.

Make sense?

Wait for their response. If they have questions, answer them. If they want to try something, let them.

Then:

Step 3 complete! You now know how to talk to Claude Code like a power user. Run /tenfoldmarc-4 to install your first skills — this is where it gets really fun.