Your 9-Step Journey to Thinking With AI

Freestyle Cognition is a hands-on system for using AI as a creative partner. This site will guide you—step by step—through everything you need to get started.

Begin the Journey
Step 1
Start With a Visual Walkthrough

Watch the slides to understand what Freestyle Cognition is and how it works.

▶️ View
Step 2
Try Prompt Examples

See how prompts shape the conversation and guide the AI’s response.

💬 Try
Step 3
Learn Prompt Techniques

Explore frameworks like GROW and ALIGN that guide better interaction.

🔧 Learn
Step 4
Combine Prompt Templates

Use the builder to chain techniques together for powerful results.

🧰 Build
Step 5
Explore the Toolkit

Interact with mini apps that wrap prompts into usable tools.

🛠 Open
Step 6
Read the Book

Dive into the complete Freestyle Cognition system in structured form.

📖 Read
Step 7
Explore Real Sessions

See how the system works in practice—real prompts, real outcomes.

📘 View
Step 8
See the Prompt Slides

Visual slideshows of each template, technique, and system loop.

🖼 Slides
Step 9
Join the Creative Loop

Apply what you’ve learned and start building with AI today.

🚀 Join

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About the Author

Ernan Hughes writes at the frontier of human-machine collaboration, building frameworks that help people think, create, and live more powerfully with AI.

Frequently Asked Questions

Freestyle Cognition is a new way of working with AI — not just asking it for help, but collaborating as cognitive partners to build, think, and create at higher levels.

No! This book is designed for anyone — writers, entrepreneurs, researchers, students — anyone curious about using AI to expand their abilities.

A phone or computer that can connect to the internet.

Anyone ready to unlock deeper interaction with AI writers, builders, solopreneurs, knowledge workers, and thinkers.

Ready to Amplify Your Thinking?

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