How do you use ChatGPT to make your life easier?

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Anonymous wrote:Unless it's complex I don't find it even necessary to go to ChatGPT. AI is just not there yet. So far from what we expect AI to be. To those pp who use it on stuff like planning your garden out - you can do this. It may take you like 30 min but I'm pretty sure without GPT you'd have found a way. If you can't write a note of congratulations or consolation as a literate adult you are an idiot. Using GPT proves you're lazy is all. I mean 98% of what you are using GPT for you don't need to use. It's so sad people are this lazy. As we get "smarter" I swear we are getting dumber. The fact people won't use their minds on easy things means we are all getting dumber.

Whether I buy some gardening books, google it, or go to a class - the outcome is the same. Someone else explains to me where to plant things and why. ChatGPT does the exact same thing, but in a few seconds. Googling each and every plant to see what conditions it needs is a complete waste of time.

People have limited time and brainpower. Freeing up some of that allows you to dedicate it elsewhere. It's not lazy, it's smart.

NP but please tell us where you dedicate your precious, limited brainpower. I’m sure your answer will be fascinating.

I’m with the other posters who think ChatGPT is completely stupid and people who use it are some combination of irredeemably lazy and/or utter morons.

I'm a Creative Director and a writer.

Think of it this way:

I have limited time to garden - say, 2 hours a week.

I can spend 1 hour reading a book on "how to garden", then spend 1 hour doing the part of gardening I enjoy - being outdoors, connecting with my kids, tending to the plants, etc (which, btw, are the parts that nurture your brain and foster creativity).

Or, I can spend 30 seconds using ChatGPT, then spend the full 2 hours doing the parts of gardening I enjoy.

Same if I'm writing a piece for a client and I can spend only 6 hours on the project.

I can spend 2 hours doing my prep, research, thinking, etc, and then 4 hours writing.

Or I can spend 5 hours doing the prep, research, thinking, playing with ideas, etc, and have ChatGPT do the tedious part of writing for me.

Option #2 results in FAR better work because I could dedicate more time to the part that requires more brainpower. That's why I can charge $2000-$3000 per piece, while other writers I know are stuck at $500.

Smart doesn't mean doing things in the most time-intensive way. Smart means figuring out how to dedicate your limited time to the parts that get results, and outsource the rest.

This makes sense to me. Spend time on where you can add value. Report writing is dull

No, it sounds like she is literally outsourcing her job to AI. What is her plan when her clients figure out that she is not, in fact, a “writer”? She is merely a middle-man at this point. I’m sure her clients are capable of having ChatGPT do the “tedious part of writing” that they were under the impression they were paying this idiot to do.

My clients all know my process. Many of them are in the tech industry and understand human+AI gives the best output. The clients who fret over whether a human or AI wrote something can’t afford me.

Sounds like you don’t actually understand how to write with AI. It’s not simply imputing “write me an article technological advancements in agriculture” and using whatever it gives you. To do it well still takes several hours, you just get to spend those hours doing the things that are actually fun (creative ideas, brainstorming, research). ChatGPT just does the boring parts.

You can either get paid to think, or you can get paid to type words. AI allows you to get paid to think.

The bolded statement is 100% accurate, and I feel proud to agree with you! I don’t know how to use it because I don’t need to. I’m just a lowly research scientist who is capable of writing my own papers without AI assistance. After conducting my own research without AI assistance and analyzing my results without AI assistance.

I also actually *learned* how to garden decades ago, and so the suggestion that one would need to read gardening books for an hour every week to understand the very simple concept of “right plant, right place” is mind-boggling. And unless this is your first ever attempt at gardening in your first season in a completely new area, you should already know what plants will thrive where.

But you do you. Sounds like you make a lot of money, so putting in minimal effort is clearly paying off!

But you’ll use Endnote and tableau.

Never heard of either. I just googled and… why would anyone need these? I use Excel, Python, and Matlab for data analysis and visualization, and the antiquated Microsoft Word for writing papers.

I think PP may have meant One Note.

How have you never heard of Tableau? You probably work for the govt, I’ve heard their systems are waaaay behind and archaic. I work in corporate and we’ve used Tableau for over a decade, makes reporting much faster, easier and automated with good UI. You should encourage your leadership to at least check it out as an option.

Endnote writes scientific papers in APA style and annotates all references.

https://endnote.com/

I think PP is faking being a researcher. Word to write scientific papers 😂. Hello 1980!

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Anonymous wrote:Bonus if you can include the prompts.

Some of my favorites include
"Create a meal plan using...."
"Build a travel itinerary for X weeks in Y country for people ages..."

You are blowing my mind. I’ve never used ChatGPT. Now I 💯 need to try it.

I made one of the most delicious meals in my life with ChatGPT. We get a weekly CSA box with the most random stuff, I asked Chat to make a meal using every single ingredient. It was absolutely delicious and something I never would have come up with on my own.

I’m the pp, and I’m so, so, so excited. Meal-planning for my family is ruining my life. We’re dealing with three different allergies/intolerances, plus picky eating and different metabolic rates. I used to be able to cook, but food allergy cooking is h*ll. I would never use ChatGBT to write deliverables, though. Feels cheating-adjacent.

Cheating? You need therapy for that thought process.

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I ask it technical stuff. It’s vastly better than googling because it understands English. Googling is much harder work. I’m getting old and my brain is much slower than it used to be, so it’s helping me limp to the retirement line.

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Anonymous wrote:I ask it technical stuff. It’s vastly better than googling because it understands English. Googling is much harder work. I’m getting old and my brain is much slower than it used to be, so it’s helping me limp to the retirement line.

Most people don't use Google very effectively either. So, don't feel bad.

The central issue is that the most popular/probable answer is not always the right one

It's well-known that most people only look at the top Google results for a query. A better answer might come from the 10th link but most won't get that far.

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Anonymous wrote:I ask it technical stuff. It’s vastly better than googling because it understands English. Googling is much harder work. I’m getting old and my brain is much slower than it used to be, so it’s helping me limp to the retirement line.

Most people don't use Google very effectively either. So, don't feel bad.

The central issue is that the most popular/probable answer is not always the right one

It's well-known that most people only look at the top Google results for a query. A better answer might come from the 10th link but most won't get that far.

I’m proficient with google and can use advanced search terms. I’ll go several pages in if necessary. But dealing with chatgpt is a conversation you can’t have with Google. You can ask it follow up questions, you don’t need to repeat which topic you’re talking about, and it can aggregate information for you in a way Google can’t. If I need a wacky regex query it does it for me. It helps my tired brain a lot, but it’s probably making me dumber even faster. I just need to work five more years, and I might be able to skate through with its help.

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Anonymous wrote:Unless it's complex I don't find it even necessary to go to ChatGPT. AI is just not there yet. So far from what we expect AI to be. To those pp who use it on stuff like planning your garden out - you can do this. It may take you like 30 min but I'm pretty sure without GPT you'd have found a way. If you can't write a note of congratulations or consolation as a literate adult you are an idiot. Using GPT proves you're lazy is all. I mean 98% of what you are using GPT for you don't need to use. It's so sad people are this lazy. As we get "smarter" I swear we are getting dumber. The fact people won't use their minds on easy things means we are all getting dumber.

Whether I buy some gardening books, google it, or go to a class - the outcome is the same. Someone else explains to me where to plant things and why. ChatGPT does the exact same thing, but in a few seconds. Googling each and every plant to see what conditions it needs is a complete waste of time.

People have limited time and brainpower. Freeing up some of that allows you to dedicate it elsewhere. It's not lazy, it's smart.

NP but please tell us where you dedicate your precious, limited brainpower. I’m sure your answer will be fascinating.

I’m with the other posters who think ChatGPT is completely stupid and people who use it are some combination of irredeemably lazy and/or utter morons.

I'm a Creative Director and a writer.

Think of it this way:

I have limited time to garden - say, 2 hours a week.

I can spend 1 hour reading a book on "how to garden", then spend 1 hour doing the part of gardening I enjoy - being outdoors, connecting with my kids, tending to the plants, etc (which, btw, are the parts that nurture your brain and foster creativity).

Or, I can spend 30 seconds using ChatGPT, then spend the full 2 hours doing the parts of gardening I enjoy.

Same if I'm writing a piece for a client and I can spend only 6 hours on the project.

I can spend 2 hours doing my prep, research, thinking, etc, and then 4 hours writing.

Or I can spend 5 hours doing the prep, research, thinking, playing with ideas, etc, and have ChatGPT do the tedious part of writing for me.

Option #2 results in FAR better work because I could dedicate more time to the part that requires more brainpower. That's why I can charge $2000-$3000 per piece, while other writers I know are stuck at $500.

Smart doesn't mean doing things in the most time-intensive way. Smart means figuring out how to dedicate your limited time to the parts that get results, and outsource the rest.

This makes sense to me. Spend time on where you can add value. Report writing is dull

No, it sounds like she is literally outsourcing her job to AI. What is her plan when her clients figure out that she is not, in fact, a “writer”? She is merely a middle-man at this point. I’m sure her clients are capable of having ChatGPT do the “tedious part of writing” that they were under the impression they were paying this idiot to do.

My clients all know my process. Many of them are in the tech industry and understand human+AI gives the best output. The clients who fret over whether a human or AI wrote something can’t afford me.

Sounds like you don’t actually understand how to write with AI. It’s not simply imputing “write me an article technological advancements in agriculture” and using whatever it gives you. To do it well still takes several hours, you just get to spend those hours doing the things that are actually fun (creative ideas, brainstorming, research). ChatGPT just does the boring parts.

You can either get paid to think, or you can get paid to type words. AI allows you to get paid to think.

The bolded statement is 100% accurate, and I feel proud to agree with you! I don’t know how to use it because I don’t need to. I’m just a lowly research scientist who is capable of writing my own papers without AI assistance. After conducting my own research without AI assistance and analyzing my results without AI assistance.

I also actually *learned* how to garden decades ago, and so the suggestion that one would need to read gardening books for an hour every week to understand the very simple concept of “right plant, right place” is mind-boggling. And unless this is your first ever attempt at gardening in your first season in a completely new area, you should already know what plants will thrive where.

But you do you. Sounds like you make a lot of money, so putting in minimal effort is clearly paying off!

But you’ll use Endnote and tableau.

Never heard of either. I just googled and… why would anyone need these? I use Excel, Python, and Matlab for data analysis and visualization, and the antiquated Microsoft Word for writing papers.

I think PP may have meant One Note.

How have you never heard of Tableau? You probably work for the govt, I’ve heard their systems are waaaay behind and archaic. I work in corporate and we’ve used Tableau for over a decade, makes reporting much faster, easier and automated with good UI. You should encourage your leadership to at least check it out as an option.

Endnote writes scientific papers in APA style and annotates all references.

https://endnote.com/

I think PP is faking being a researcher. Word to write scientific papers 😂. Hello 1980!

It’s so weird to me how many of you think that being utterly incapable of extremely basic writing and research tasks is some kind of flex.

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Anonymous wrote:Unless it's complex I don't find it even necessary to go to ChatGPT. AI is just not there yet. So far from what we expect AI to be. To those pp who use it on stuff like planning your garden out - you can do this. It may take you like 30 min but I'm pretty sure without GPT you'd have found a way. If you can't write a note of congratulations or consolation as a literate adult you are an idiot. Using GPT proves you're lazy is all. I mean 98% of what you are using GPT for you don't need to use. It's so sad people are this lazy. As we get "smarter" I swear we are getting dumber. The fact people won't use their minds on easy things means we are all getting dumber.

Whether I buy some gardening books, google it, or go to a class - the outcome is the same. Someone else explains to me where to plant things and why. ChatGPT does the exact same thing, but in a few seconds. Googling each and every plant to see what conditions it needs is a complete waste of time.

People have limited time and brainpower. Freeing up some of that allows you to dedicate it elsewhere. It's not lazy, it's smart.

NP but please tell us where you dedicate your precious, limited brainpower. I’m sure your answer will be fascinating.

I’m with the other posters who think ChatGPT is completely stupid and people who use it are some combination of irredeemably lazy and/or utter morons.

I'm a Creative Director and a writer.

Think of it this way:

I have limited time to garden - say, 2 hours a week.

I can spend 1 hour reading a book on "how to garden", then spend 1 hour doing the part of gardening I enjoy - being outdoors, connecting with my kids, tending to the plants, etc (which, btw, are the parts that nurture your brain and foster creativity).

Or, I can spend 30 seconds using ChatGPT, then spend the full 2 hours doing the parts of gardening I enjoy.

Same if I'm writing a piece for a client and I can spend only 6 hours on the project.

I can spend 2 hours doing my prep, research, thinking, etc, and then 4 hours writing.

Or I can spend 5 hours doing the prep, research, thinking, playing with ideas, etc, and have ChatGPT do the tedious part of writing for me.

Option #2 results in FAR better work because I could dedicate more time to the part that requires more brainpower. That's why I can charge $2000-$3000 per piece, while other writers I know are stuck at $500.

Smart doesn't mean doing things in the most time-intensive way. Smart means figuring out how to dedicate your limited time to the parts that get results, and outsource the rest.

This makes sense to me. Spend time on where you can add value. Report writing is dull

No, it sounds like she is literally outsourcing her job to AI. What is her plan when her clients figure out that she is not, in fact, a “writer”? She is merely a middle-man at this point. I’m sure her clients are capable of having ChatGPT do the “tedious part of writing” that they were under the impression they were paying this idiot to do.

My clients all know my process. Many of them are in the tech industry and understand human+AI gives the best output. The clients who fret over whether a human or AI wrote something can’t afford me.

Sounds like you don’t actually understand how to write with AI. It’s not simply imputing “write me an article technological advancements in agriculture” and using whatever it gives you. To do it well still takes several hours, you just get to spend those hours doing the things that are actually fun (creative ideas, brainstorming, research). ChatGPT just does the boring parts.

You can either get paid to think, or you can get paid to type words. AI allows you to get paid to think.

The bolded statement is 100% accurate, and I feel proud to agree with you! I don’t know how to use it because I don’t need to. I’m just a lowly research scientist who is capable of writing my own papers without AI assistance. After conducting my own research without AI assistance and analyzing my results without AI assistance.

I also actually *learned* how to garden decades ago, and so the suggestion that one would need to read gardening books for an hour every week to understand the very simple concept of “right plant, right place” is mind-boggling. And unless this is your first ever attempt at gardening in your first season in a completely new area, you should already know what plants will thrive where.

But you do you. Sounds like you make a lot of money, so putting in minimal effort is clearly paying off!

But you’ll use Endnote and tableau.

Never heard of either. I just googled and… why would anyone need these? I use Excel, Python, and Matlab for data analysis and visualization, and the antiquated Microsoft Word for writing papers.

I think PP may have meant One Note.

How have you never heard of Tableau? You probably work for the govt, I’ve heard their systems are waaaay behind and archaic. I work in corporate and we’ve used Tableau for over a decade, makes reporting much faster, easier and automated with good UI. You should encourage your leadership to at least check it out as an option.

Endnote writes scientific papers in APA style and annotates all references.

https://endnote.com/

I think PP is faking being a researcher. Word to write scientific papers 😂. Hello 1980!

It’s so weird to me how many of you think that being utterly incapable of extremely basic writing and research tasks is some kind of flex.

It’s so weird to me how many of you think that being utterly incompetent at technology and acting like it’s still 1980 is some kind of flex.

But that’s what academics do.

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It’s so weird to me how many of you think that being utterly incompetent at technology and acting like it’s still 1980 is some kind of flex.

But that’s what academics do.

This technology came out academia. What a weird comment.

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I use it for writing fundraising appeals for Donors choose projects. I explain who my students are and what I want to get for them. Then I ask ChatGPT to ask me eight questions to help it. Write a good fundraising letter. I answer the questions and it gives me a three paragraph fundraising letter that I can put up on donors choose. I edit that. Then I ask it to come up with a catchy title perhaps with a pun it takes a few minutes and back-and-forth to get a good one. If something it comes back with doesn’t have quite enough words I ask it to rewrite it, but add four more words to meet the donors choose limit.