Smarter, Not Faster: A Teen's Guide to Actually Learning with AI

Everyone's telling you to use AI for school. Almost nobody's telling you how.

Most teen AI guides are the same generic prompt lists, dressed up different ways. Smarter, Not Faster is different — it's built on real, cited learning science (the same research that shows cramming doesn't work and flashcards do), applied specifically to how you actually use a chatbot.

This book won't tell you to use AI less. It'll show you the specific difference between asking AI to do your homework and using it in the one way that actually makes you smarter afterward — not just finished faster.

Inside, you'll learn:

• Which AI chatbots you can actually use at your age — a straight, honest answer, including which one you're not old enough for yet and why
• Five real learning techniques backed by real research, and the exact way almost everyone uses AI backwards when trying to apply them
• How to turn a lazy one-line prompt into one that actually gets you what you need, using a simple four-part structure
• How to brainstorm and outline with AI without losing what makes your writing sound like you
• Power-user habits adapted from professionals who use AI every day — reworked for an actual Tuesday-night homework session

A companion to Don't Just Trust It: A Teen's Guide to Thinking Clearly About AI — but built to stand on its own.

Includes a glossary, a full index, and citations you can check yourself.