AI has become an integral tool over the last two years. As someone who wears many hats and has a lot of interests and side-hustles/gigs, AI helps alleviate many burdens that used to slow me down significantly.
In this guide, I will show you the various ways AI assists me on a day-to-day basis.
- Automating time-consuming manual computer-based tasks
- Creating stock images and illustrations
- Designing logos and logo concepts
- Fixing grammar and punctuation in social media posts, emails, marketing copy, and more
- Formatting all types of written content, including HTML/CSS, proposals, meal plans, recipes, and workouts
- Performing various calculations like macronutrients, time, distance (marathon training), percentages etc
- Creating YouTube descriptions, key moments timecodes, titles, and hashtags
- Brainstorming virtually anything
- Conducting internet research where a conversational approach yields better results
- Writing anything—I prefer to write it myself and have AI fix the grammar and structure
- Creating “stock” background music
- Converting text/PDF to natural speech for “reading” and learning on the go; I prefer audiobooks, as it turns out
This may sound obvious, but most people don’t know how to communicate with a computer effectively. The way I see it, you should talk to AI exactly as you would to an offshore developer to get something done—providing explicit instructions with no room for creativity or deviation from precisely what you need.
Even with clear instructions, AI can go rogue, much like offshore developers. You may need to repeat and refine your instructions, or the final output could be a waste of time.
AI is not as reliable as many people think. I often have to repeat commands multiple times, and it frequently fails to deliver what I need due to various limitations or restrictions. Therefore, it’s essential to understand these potential roadblocks and how to navigate them.
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