Top 5 Claude Cowork Tips I Wish I Knew from Day One

Jeff Su · Intermediate ·🛠️ AI Tools & Apps ·1d ago
✅ Grab The Claude Cowork Stack - https://clickhubspot.com/3ed95e #Claude #Cowork is insanely powerful, but there's no "gold standard" yet for setting it up, so most people get the foundation wrong and watch their workspace silently degrade over time. After 3 months running my entire business on Cowork, this video walks you through the 5 essential rules I wish I'd known from day one. You'll learn how to keep your root CLAUDE.md lean, give your MEMORY.md the right structure, archive what's no longer current, migrate Claude Projects into Cowork workstations, and understand when to use a skill versus a workstation. *TIMESTAMPS* 00:00 The Problem with Claude Cowork 00:19 Tip 1: The Markdown Translator 01:58 Tip 2: The 300-Line Rule 07:27 The Claude Cowork Stack 08:21 Tip 3: The Memory Diet 11:47 Tip 4: The Project Transplant 15:58 Tip 5: The Skill Check *RESOURCES MENTIONED* Prompt templates - https://www.jeffsu.org/top-5-claude-cowork-tips-i-wish-i-knew-from-day-one/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=v204 Free Cowork Toolkit - https://coworkacademy.ai/toolkit?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=v204 The Cowork Academy waitlist - https://coworkacademy.ai?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=v204 *BUILD A POWERFUL WORKFLOW* 📈 The Workspace Academy - https://academy.jeffsu.org/workspace-academy?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=v204 ✍️ My Notion Command Center - https://www.pressplay.cc/link/s/DE1C4C50 *BE MY FRIEND:* 📧 Subscribe to my newsletter - https://www.jeffsu.org/newsletter/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=description 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/j.sushie 🤝 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsu05/ *MY FAVORITE GEAR* 🎬 My YouTube Gear - https://www.jeffsu.org/yt-gear/ 🎒 Everyday Carry - https://www.jeffsu.org/my-edc/ #ai
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Chapters (7)

The Problem with Claude Cowork
0:19 Tip 1: The Markdown Translator
1:58 Tip 2: The 300-Line Rule
7:27 The Claude Cowork Stack
8:21 Tip 3: The Memory Diet
11:47 Tip 4: The Project Transplant
15:58 Tip 5: The Skill Check
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