Steps
Data is Everywhere
You don't need spreadsheets to have data
Most people think "data" means spreadsheets and databases. But data is everywhere around you:
**Data hiding in plain sight:** - Your fridge contents = inventory data - Receipts in your wallet = spending data - Books on your shelf = a personal library database - Photos on your phone = memories with dates, locations, faces
**The magic of AI:** Claude can look at photos and extract structured data from them. Take a picture of your pantry, and suddenly you have a spreadsheet of everything you own.
**Why this matters:** Once information is structured, you can: - Search it ("do I have pasta?") - Analyze it ("how much of my food is processed?") - Visualize it ("what does my diet look like?") - Build apps with it ("suggest recipes based on what I have")