Full Tutorial: Build Your Personal Operating System with Claude Code | Teresa Torres
Behind the CraftShow Notes
Teresa is a well-known product coach and author who runs her entire life and business using two Claude Code terminals and a note taking app. It was genuinely mind blowing to watch her use Claude Code to manage her to do list, delegate her research, and write content.
Teresa and I talked about: (00:00) Why Teresa uses Claude Code to run her life (03:00) Live demo: The "today" command that builds Teresa's daily to do list (07:00) Working with Claude Code to brainstorm tasks and ideas (14:00) Live demo: Writing a blog post together using plan mode (21:00) How Claude does SEO keyword research for blog posts (26:00) Why Teresa still writes every word herself (but 10x faster) (30:00) Pro tips to manage context so Claude doesn't "get dumber" (36:00) The 3-layer context system: global, project, and reference files (44:00) 3 tips to get started with Claude Code without feeling overwhelmed
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