OpenAI just moved Codex into the ChatGPT desktop app. If you don’t know what Codex is, keep it simple: ChatGPT helps you think through the work. Codex helps you move the work forward. That might sound small, but it’s a big shift. Most people still use AI like this: Ask a random question. Get an answer. Open a new chat. Start over again. That’s helpful, but it’s not where the real leverage is. The real leverage comes when you connect AI to a real system. That’s why the first thing I show you inside the Start Here classroom is how to set up your Command Center template and connect it with Codex. Because the goal is not to have better prompts. The goal is to give your AI a real place to work from. Your tasks. Your follow-up. Your ideas. Your content. Your offers. Your next steps. All of that needs somewhere to go. Once your Command Center is set up, Codex can help you do things like: Turn a messy brain dump into tasks. Review your offer and find what’s unclear. Turn notes into a follow-up plan. Build a weekly executive brief from your numbers. Take an idea and turn it into something usable. That’s the difference. AI becomes way more useful when it has: clear context a clear role a clear outcome a place where the work lives Side note: I’ve been using Codex for a few months now, and it has honestly felt like adding a small team for a fraction of the cost. But the tool is not the magic. The setup is. If you’re new here, go to the classroom and watch the Start Here. Use the template. Connect Codex. Then give your Executive Assistant one real job this week.