Calendar: 'Alex Personal'\nWeek: May 18 — May 24, 2026\n\nMonday: Client call 9am, dentist 2pm, dinner with friends 6pm\nTuesday: Mom's birthday — lunch with mom 12:30pm, co-working with Sara 4pm\nWednesday: Bakery check-in 10am, discovery call 3pm\nThursday: Sync with Sara 9am, therapist 1pm, online community Q&A 7pm\nFriday: Networking coffee 11am, otherwise open\nSaturday: Long run 10am, housewarming 7pm\nSunday: Open

Draft created in user's email client.\n\nTo: mom@gmail.com\nSubject: Birthday lunch\n\nHey Mom,\n\nSorry I've been slow to reply. I got you something and I want to actually celebrate with you this year — are you free Sunday? I can come to you.\n\nAlex

Page: 'Weekly Journal — Week of May 18, 2026'\n\nWhat I'm working on:\n- SaaS client report due Friday\n- Fintech lead followed up, no reply yet — 4 days\n- Workshop outline for June co-host with Sara — have not started\n- Mom's birthday Tuesday, finally bought a gift, have not picked it up\n\nStill hanging:\n- Need to actually go to the gym or cancel the $89\n- Sara is waiting for an answer on the workshop co-host\n- Dentist is finally Monday after rescheduling twice\n\nHow I'm feeling:\nGood week overall. Worried about the fintech silence but trying not to dwell. The workshop with Sara feels like the right thing, but I keep finding reasons to delay saying yes.

Spreadsheet: 'Alex — Budget May 2026.xlsx'\n\nIncome so far: $3,300 (one $1,500 invoice still pending from fintech work)\nExpenses so far: $2,718\nNet so far: +$582\n\nTop categories:\n- Housing (rent + utilities): $1,609\n- Dining out (restaurants + Uber Eats + coffee): $354\n- Food (groceries): $243\n- Subscriptions: $242 — including $89 gym (unused since March), $19 streaming (unopened 2 months), $13 Headspace (unopened since February)\n\nNotes:\n- Savings added this month: $0\n- Last 3 months savings: $0\n- Subscriptions flagged as unused: $121/mo across gym, streaming, Headspace

You've done it piece by piece. One lab for reading your week. One for analyzing money. One for planning. One for the message you couldn't write.

This last lab puts them in one place: **a personal assistant** that knows your context and can use multiple tools to handle whatever the morning throws at it.

## What An Agent Actually Is

Instead of one tool doing one job, this assistant picks the right tool for the question — and can use more than one at a time.

You don't tell the agent "use the calendar." You tell it your problem, and it figures out:

- This is about money → use spreadsheet_analyze;
- This is about my week → use notion_page or calendar;
- This needs to be sent → use email_draft.

The system prompt teaches the agent *how to think* about Alex's life. The tools give it hands.

## The Pattern That Makes It Work

A good personal assistant agent has four things in the system prompt:

| Element | What It Does |
|---|---|
| **Who the user is** | Lets the agent factor in Alex's situation — income, habits, what they tend to avoid |
| **When to use each tool** | The decision rule for picking calendar vs. notion vs. spreadsheet vs. email |
| **Tone and length** | How the agent should answer — direct, no fluff, action-oriented |
| **What the agent should refuse** | E.g., do not send anything without showing the draft first |

Write the system prompt once. Use it forever.

## Task

Bring a real-feeling morning question to the agent. Watch which tools it chooses, in what order, and how it stitches them together. Try at least two different kinds of questions in one session – one about money, one about the week – and notice that the same agent handles both.

### Prompts to Try
><b>What should I focus on this morning? Check my Notion notes and my budget, then tell me one thing I should do before noon.

><b>I'm thinking about saying yes to co-hosting the workshop in June. Check my calendar and my budget, then tell me if I should do it.

><b>Help me reply to my mom. Draft a short message and check my calendar for when I'm free this weekend.

Transform the way you plan your week, manage money, and make daily decisions by putting AI to work on your real life. No coding needed – just clear prompts and the right tools. Each lab uses a live AI assistant with real context, so you practice on situations that actually matter.

Get hands-on experience reading your own week through AI – turning scattered notes and journals into a clear picture of what's done, what's open, and what needs your attention first.

Discover how to use AI to cut through budget anxiety, spot spending leaks, and get a straight answer on whether to buy something – without spreadsheet formulas or financial jargon.

Master the skills needed to plan your week around your real calendar, draft messages you keep avoiding, and build a personal assistant agent that handles all three at once.