# Meet your helper

> In this first lesson you'll set up your helper, give it one real thing to do, and see why it remembers what it learns.

Lesson 1 of 8 · 4 min read

## Pick a character and a name

When you sign up, you choose what your helper looks like, what it's called and how it talks. Skipper is the default. Pick a name you'll enjoy texting. You'll see it a lot.

## Give it something real

Press **New** (or `⌘` `⇧` `O`, Ctrl on Windows) in General. Don't test it with trivia. Give it a small chore you'd actually do today: a bill to pay, an appointment to book, a form to fill out. Helpers do best with real work, and you'll learn more from watching one real task than from ten questions. Can you find out when my car registration is due and how much it'll be? It's a 2019 Honda CR‑V in Arizona. It's due **November 14**. The fee comes to **$186.40**, and you can renew online at ServiceArizona. Want me to fill out the renewal and send it to you to approve?

Open **Activity** in the task header to see each step it took, in plain words.

## Why it gets better

As it works, your helper writes down what it learns in its Notebook: your car, your state, that you like being asked before it pays. Next time, you don't explain it again. That's the whole idea behind 1Helm. The tenth task is easier than the first.

> **Tip:** the **Get to know you** task in General is about 3 minutes of tap-to-answer questions. It gives your helper a head start.

**Try it:** Give your helper one chore you'd normally do yourself this week.

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