10 Microsoft Copilot Habits to Level Up Your Day

Work Smarter. Think clearer. Lead better.

While training teams across the company and using it in my own work, I’ve seen how Microsoft 365 Copilot changes more than just productivity. I’ve been using it daily across Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more recently, Visual Creator and custom agents. And if I’m being honest, it’s not just a productivity tool. What has changed for me is how I think about time, attention, and what I choose to do myself versus delegate. Copilot has quietly redrawn the line between what I consider worth doing manually and what I can offload without losing quality.

I’m not here to walk though the Copilot feature list. Instead, I want to share a set of working habits, including ones I’ve tested, adopted, refined, and shared with others. Because once Copilot clears the runway, you can finally spend your time and energy on the things that actually moves the needle: sharper strategic decisions, more creative work, better storytelling, and deeper critical thinking.

Let me show you what that looks like both in theory and in practice.

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1. Use Copilot Early as a Thought Partner

It’s easy to treat Copilot like a writing tool or something you call on once you already know what you want to say. I did that at first too. But the more I used it, the more I realized its real power shows up before the writing begins.