How-to Turn YouTube Videos Into a Personalized Learning Plan with AI in 60 Seconds or Less… for Free
How many times have you watched an amazing YouTube video… only to forget 90% of it a few hours later?
You think, “That’s brilliant, I need to use this!” But then life happens. You don’t take notes, you can’t remember the details, and the video just gets buried in your watch history.
Most YouTube videos are full of stories, tangents, and filler. What you really want are the clear action steps you can follow right away… without wasting hours rewatching.
And let’s be honest… taking manual notes is painful. Pausing, typing, rewinding, scrolling… it slows you down. Even if you do take notes, they’re usually messy and hard to follow.
So you either:
❌ Forget what you learned.
❌ Waste more time rewatching.
❌ Or never take action at all.
That knowledge could change your business, your skills, even your life… but instead it disappears into the digital void.
Watch This Quick Video to Learn How
The 5-Step Workflow 🧨
Here’s a free 5-step workflow that turns any YouTube video into a personalized, step-by-step learning plan in under 60 seconds.
And yes… it’s ridiculously simple.
Step 1: Pick the Video
Choose a video you actually want to learn from. Tutorial, lecture, or long podcast… it just needs substance. AI can’t make fluff valuable.
Step 2: Get the Transcript
- Copy the YouTube link.
- Go to youtubetotranscript.com.
- Paste the link and click Get Free Transcript.
In seconds, you’ve got the full text of the video 💥
Step 3: Prep the File
- Paste the transcript into Google Docs.
- Download it as a PDF.
This makes it clean, easy to share, and ready for AI to digest.
Step 4: Use AI to Extract Gold
Upload the transcript PDF to ChatGPT, Claude, or your favorite AI tool. Then paste in this exact prompt (don’t change a thing):
====START OF PROMPT====
You are an Expert Instructional Designer with over 20 years of experience turning videos, lectures, and spoken content into clear step-by-step action plans for non-expert audiences. Your job is to help people take messy or unstructured information and turn it into something they can follow and apply.
I’ve uploaded a PDF that contains the full transcript of a YouTube video.
Please analyze the document and turn the content into a clear, easy-to-follow action plan. Follow these instructions:
- Remove filler words, stories, and tangents — just keep the core ideas.
- Turn advice or explanations into specific action steps.
- Organize the steps in the correct order.
- Add sub-steps or examples if needed.
- If the video skips steps, you can fill in the gaps using your best judgment.
- Assume the reader is not an expert but wants to take action right away.
Use this format:
# [Action Plan Title]
## Step 1: [Name of Step]
- [What to do and why]
## Step 2: [Name of Step]
- [What to do and why]
...
## Notes or Assumptions
- [List anything that was assumed, skipped, or unclear]
Document: [PDF uploaded separately]
====END OF PROMPT====
Step 5: Get Your Learning Plan
AI instantly converts the messy transcript into a structured roadmap.
- Clear action steps
- Practical takeaways
- Gaps filled in with expert judgment
It’s like hiring a personal coach to summarize the video for you.
The Payoff
Instead of wasting hours watching and rewatching… you now have:
✅ A tailored learning plan
✅ Ready-to-use action steps
✅ More time to apply what you learn
One simple workflow. Endless possibilities.