Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
My wife Lauren used ChatGPT to write and illustrate a rhyming children’s book about our family in under 15 hours from brainstorming to printing – amidst the whirlwind of parenting two kids!
In this video, she'll walk you through each step of the process, following my CODE method:
We'll cover capturing those initial sparks of inspiration, organizing ideas, distilling them into a compelling story, and finally, expressing them in a tangible, visually stunning book.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - 01:00 Intro
01:00 - 02:43 Creating the story
02:43 - 04:00 Crafting images
04:00 - 05:00 Layout in Canva
05:00 - 06:08 Results and conclusion
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My wife Lauren used ChatGPT to write and illustrate a rhyming children’s book about our family in under 15 hours from brainstorming to printing – amidst the whirlwind of parenting two kids!
In this video, she'll walk you through each step of the process, following my CODE method:
We'll cover capturing those initial sparks of inspiration, organizing ideas, distilling them into a compelling story, and finally, expressing them in a tangible, visually stunning book.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - 01:00 Intro
01:00 - 02:43 Creating the story
02:43 - 04:00 Crafting images
04:00 - 05:00 Layout in Canva
05:00 - 06:08 Results and conclusion
-----------------------
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📚ORDER MY BEST-SELLING BOOKS
🧠 Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential: [buildingasecondbrain.com/book](https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/book#order-now)
📂The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life: buildingasecondbrain.com/para
👩🎓 TAKE MY SELF-PACED COURSES
1️⃣ Pillars of Productivity: buildingasecondbrain.com/pop
2️⃣ BASB Foundation: buildingasecondbrain.com/foundation
🤓 TEST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL
Take our Productivity Pulse Check to evaluate your daily habits and find out where you can make improvements. Take the quiz now: fortelabs.typeform.com/pulsecheck?utm_source=youtube
👋 CONNECT WITH ME
📬 My weekly newsletter: fortelabs.com/subscribe
👩💻 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tiagoforte
🌐 My website: buildingasecondbrain.com
💌 My blog: fortelabs.com/blog
🐦⬛ X: http://x.com/fortelabs
🟦 Facebook: facebook.com/fortelabs
🤳Instagram: instagram.com/fortelabsco




📂The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/para
👩🎓 TAKE MY SELF-PACED COURSES
1️⃣ Pillars of Productivity: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/pop
2️⃣ BASB Foundation: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/foundation
🤓 TEST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL
Take our Productivity Pulse Check to evaluate your daily habits and find out where you can make improvements. Take the quiz now: https://fortelabs.typeform.com/pulsecheck?utm_source=youtube
👋 CONNECT WITH ME
📬 My weekly newsletter: https://fortelabs.com/subscribe
👩💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagoforte/
🌐 My website: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/
💌 My blog: https://fortelabs.com/blog/
🐦⬛ X: http://x.com/fortelabs
🟦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fortelabs
🤳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fortelabsco/ Your Workday in 2025 (better with AI)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YAQ1BMNzOFo/mqdefault.jpg)


📂The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/para
👩🎓 TAKE MY SELF-PACED COURSES
1️⃣ Pillars of Productivity: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/pop
2️⃣ BASB Foundation: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/foundation
🤓 TEST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL
Take our Productivity Pulse Check to evaluate your daily habits and find out where you can make improvements. Take the quiz now: https://fortelabs.typeform.com/pulsecheck?utm_source=youtube
👋 CONNECT WITH ME
📬 My weekly newsletter: https://fortelabs.com/subscribe
👩💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagoforte/
🌐 My website: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/
💌 My blog: https://fortelabs.com/blog/
🐦⬛ X: http://x.com/fortelabs
🟦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fortelabs
🤳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fortelabsco/ The 99/1 Rule: Go From Lurker to Creator (Its Easier Than You Think!)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YqwvgjFyz7U/mqdefault.jpg)




