How do you use ChatGPT to make your life easier?

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I’ve used it for brainstorming and drafting content for revision in workshops.

I also used it to build a capsule wardrobe oriented around a pretty specific aesthetic.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve used it for brainstorming and drafting content for revision in workshops.

I also used it to build a capsule wardrobe oriented around a pretty specific aesthetic.

Wardrobe? Really?

What did it give you back? Links?

Can u give me an example change the aesthetic.

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Wrong.

Dear ChatGPT: What are 10 non-touristy places to see sandstone cliffs near santa fe

If you're looking for less touristy spots to explore sandstone cliffs around Santa Fe, here are ten places that offer stunning natural beauty without the crowds:

1. Ojito Wilderness (near San Ysidro)
Description: This remote wilderness area features striking sandstone formations, hoodoos, and petrified wood. The area is known for its solitude and wide-open spaces.
2. Plaza Blanca (near Abiquiu)
Description: Known as the “White Place,” this area inspired Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings. It’s a hidden gem with white sandstone cliffs and unique rock formations.
3. Ghost Ranch – Kitchen Mesa Trail (near Abiquiu)
Description: While Ghost Ranch is well-known, the Kitchen Mesa Trail is less frequented. This hike offers panoramic views of red sandstone cliffs and a peaceful atmosphere.
4. Galisteo Basin Preserve
Description: A lesser-known area with hiking and biking trails that wind through sandstone hills and cliffs. It’s a great spot for solitude and observing wildlife.
5. San Ysidro Trails
Description: Located near the village of San Ysidro, these trails offer access to colorful sandstone cliffs, mesas, and unique geological formations. It’s a quiet spot for exploration.
6. Rito de los Frijoles Canyon (Bandelier National Monument, off the main trail)
Description: Venture off the main trails in Bandelier to discover secluded sandstone cliffs and cave dwellings. The canyon offers a peaceful retreat from the busier areas of the park.
7. Abiquiu Reservoir
Description: The area around the reservoir is dotted with sandstone cliffs and mesas. Explore the lesser-known trails around the lake for solitude and scenic views.
8. Rio Chama Wilderness
Description: Accessible by boat or a remote hike, this area offers stunning sandstone cliffs along the Rio Chama River. It’s perfect for those seeking an off-the-beaten-path adventure.
9. Chaco Culture National Historical Park (farther from Santa Fe)
Description: While not entirely off the radar, certain areas of Chaco are less visited. The park is home to impressive sandstone cliffs and ancient ruins, and with some exploration, you can find secluded spots.
10. Cabezon Peak (near Cuba, NM)
Description: This volcanic plug is surrounded by sandstone formations and cliffs. The area is remote and offers challenging hikes with rewarding views of the surrounding landscape.
These locations provide a mix of solitude, natural beauty, and unique sandstone formations, perfect for those looking to experience the quiet side of New Mexico's landscapes.

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[Anonymous]

It's really good for aggregating information from a variety of different sources. I am planning my teaching next year and I have a syllabus and list of assignments and due dates and another document which assigns students to groups and assigns them due dates for essays, etc. But then I started thinking -- I want a table that I can look at the day and see all my classes and what they have due and who is presenting, etc. and it can basically repackage the information in a variety of different formats. That has been really handy for me because I used to repackage the information myself and it took me a lot longer.
Then today I started thinking: I wonder if it could write a monthly email for each group of students that I could then schedule for the first of every month, reminded them of what's due and any departures from the schedule (i.e. On Tuesday don't come to class because we are all meeting in the auditorium for an assembly, etc. ). I did this and it took hardly any time after I had already fed it all the information and I'm hoping it will keep my students organized.
At some point, somebody will probably figure out a way to feed it all of your family's sports schedules, etc. and aggregate them together -- no more calendar on the wall or google calendars or whatever. You could probably also get it to write a series of emails to whoever is not the default parent, reminding them of stuff.
I just went on a business trip and I realized I want someone to invent a GPT bot that can fill out my federal government travel vouchers, where I could download an app, set up an account and then email or text all my receipts to that bot, which would know where I was and what the government per diem was, and could take the receipt for the hotel and divide by the number of nights and fil out the form for me.
I am convinced that GPT etc. could do so much more but that many people are consciously hanging back on implementing it because it will take so many jobs. (All those drones examining people's travel vouchers, for example.) I also think that there's probably a fair bit of waste, fraud and corruption that would be eliminated once the bots start filing out the travel vouchers and examining them - so maybe it's the corruption that's keeping people from implementing all this.

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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..."

Whenever I need a good fap, I use a creative prompt to generate images. This week it involved pixies and trolls. Hawt.

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Anonymous wrote:My coworker says she uses it to write emails, but I can’t understand how it helps. Seems like more work to ask a robot how to write an email than just…writing it? Maybe a generational thing (and I’m only in my mid-30s).

I write this into ChatGPT ... write this email to be more professional then I write my email once without editing it. takes me about 5 minutes for very complex emails.

ChatGPT edits and formats it

I then read through edit a few words and send, takes 10 minutes for an email that usually takes about 30 minutes.

I have asked to provide executive summaries for very complex engineering outages, it takes me <20 minutes what would have taken 2 hours in the past.

Curious, how long have you been in your profession? If it’s been more than about six months, why the hell are you incapable of writing an email?

And do you even understand what ChatGPT is spitting out for your engineering problem summaries? I’m guessing that you don’t.

Same. I can’t remember the last time I spent 30 minutes writing one email. But maybe it depends on your field. Short and succinct is the way to go; no one wants to read paragraphs of drivel.

Personally, I can work smarter and not harder on my own without the use of AI.

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Anonymous wrote:My coworker says she uses it to write emails, but I can’t understand how it helps. Seems like more work to ask a robot how to write an email than just…writing it? Maybe a generational thing (and I’m only in my mid-30s).

I write this into ChatGPT ... write this email to be more professional then I write my email once without editing it. takes me about 5 minutes for very complex emails.

ChatGPT edits and formats it

I then read through edit a few words and send, takes 10 minutes for an email that usually takes about 30 minutes.

I have asked to provide executive summaries for very complex engineering outages, it takes me <20 minutes what would have taken 2 hours in the past.

I am a civilian woman working with mostly military dudes. I have Chat GPT rewrite my emails so I sound like a military guy instead of a civilian woman. My husband, who is a military dude, thinks this is so funny but I do think I often get a better response from the guys I work with when I do this.

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Anonymous wrote:My coworker says she uses it to write emails, but I can’t understand how it helps. Seems like more work to ask a robot how to write an email than just…writing it? Maybe a generational thing (and I’m only in my mid-30s).

I write this into ChatGPT ... write this email to be more professional then I write my email once without editing it. takes me about 5 minutes for very complex emails.

ChatGPT edits and formats it

I then read through edit a few words and send, takes 10 minutes for an email that usually takes about 30 minutes.

I have asked to provide executive summaries for very complex engineering outages, it takes me <20 minutes what would have taken 2 hours in the past.

I am a civilian woman working with mostly military dudes. I have Chat GPT rewrite my emails so I sound like a military guy instead of a civilian woman. My husband, who is a military dude, thinks this is so funny but I do think I often get a better response from the guys I work with when I do this.

That is pretty funny.

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Anonymous wrote:My coworker says she uses it to write emails, but I can’t understand how it helps. Seems like more work to ask a robot how to write an email than just…writing it? Maybe a generational thing (and I’m only in my mid-30s).

I write this into ChatGPT ... write this email to be more professional then I write my email once without editing it. takes me about 5 minutes for very complex emails.

ChatGPT edits and formats it

I then read through edit a few words and send, takes 10 minutes for an email that usually takes about 30 minutes.

I have asked to provide executive summaries for very complex engineering outages, it takes me <20 minutes what would have taken 2 hours in the past.

I am a civilian woman working with mostly military dudes. I have Chat GPT rewrite my emails so I sound like a military guy instead of a civilian woman. My husband, who is a military dude, thinks this is so funny but I do think I often get a better response from the guys I work with when I do this.

This is awesome lol

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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.

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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.

Keep fighting the good fight with me!

To me, so far, AI produces averagely bland information. I did get it to write some acceptable poems but so what? I don't need AI poems.

I have it make pictures for me - to see what it will make. But don't need them either.

I would maybe use it more if I was tired and in a hurry. But I get paid to think carefully about things.

So you used ChatGPT to make things you don't want or need and thought wow this is useless.

think carefully about that.

PP. I "experimented" with it, because my employer encourages it.

It can't do my actual job because it can't integrate across my data sources.

I am a fast and accurate writer. I don't need help formulating and organizing my thoughts.

I tried a couple of other experiments...product naming and logo design. These were moderately useful. But that's not my function.

Again you used it for something you don't need and don't understand the value.

Too much "thinking" ... use it for your own project and see how much faster you complete it.

The thing is you like to write and you see yourself being replaced. It doesn't do that, it doesn't replace you, it's a tool.

PP. It would be a tool if it had access to what I work with. And, no, I can't just copy paste into it.

I have no fear of being replaced. I'm happy to shovel info into the maw of the great AI once it provides real value. A peer already tipped me off that the jobs of the future will involve being a "conductor" of AI.

I'm pretty sure I was using Google before you had even heard of it. Not worried about my tech adoption skills.

The person above who compared the tech to autonomous driving is spot on.

I'd love it if AI could somehow make a service like Angie's List that would find an actually reliable home services provider at the price I want to pay. Can it do that yet?

Is Google really the first search engine you used?

The reality is someone’s gonna come in not be afraid to use AI do your job twice as fast and better.

It’s fear, It’s common, especially with new technologies.

No. Google is not the first search engine I used. I used it early when Brin's former prof first invested in it and told all his colleagues about it.

What was the 1st one you used?

Ask Jeeves 😂 (DP)

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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

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I have it read my medical test results and tell me what they mean. I have a chronic illness and several wonky things that require regular testing. I just let chatGPT tell me if I’m all good or if I have an urgent problem!

I have also plugged in a list of symptoms and asked for a differential diagnosis. ChatGPT did better than most of the doctors I went to, who were stumped for months.

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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.

Keep fighting the good fight with me!

To me, so far, AI produces averagely bland information. I did get it to write some acceptable poems but so what? I don't need AI poems.

I have it make pictures for me - to see what it will make. But don't need them either.

I would maybe use it more if I was tired and in a hurry. But I get paid to think carefully about things.

So you used ChatGPT to make things you don't want or need and thought wow this is useless.

think carefully about that.

PP. I "experimented" with it, because my employer encourages it.

It can't do my actual job because it can't integrate across my data sources.

I am a fast and accurate writer. I don't need help formulating and organizing my thoughts.

I tried a couple of other experiments...product naming and logo design. These were moderately useful. But that's not my function.

Again you used it for something you don't need and don't understand the value.

Too much "thinking" ... use it for your own project and see how much faster you complete it.

The thing is you like to write and you see yourself being replaced. It doesn't do that, it doesn't replace you, it's a tool.

PP. It would be a tool if it had access to what I work with. And, no, I can't just copy paste into it.

I have no fear of being replaced. I'm happy to shovel info into the maw of the great AI once it provides real value. A peer already tipped me off that the jobs of the future will involve being a "conductor" of AI.

I'm pretty sure I was using Google before you had even heard of it. Not worried about my tech adoption skills.

The person above who compared the tech to autonomous driving is spot on.

I'd love it if AI could somehow make a service like Angie's List that would find an actually reliable home services provider at the price I want to pay. Can it do that yet?

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Make sure to get multiple quotes and check reviews to ensure the best fit for your needs.

PP. This is my problem. List above is just based on a regurgitated set of frequent words or quality assertions. It also cannot provide tailored quotes or guarantee satisfaction. Human, personally relayed, impromptu, recent experiences are more likely to get me what I want.

Here's an example. My friend recently used a service literally called "The Honest Plumbing Company". Her experience was terrible.

How do you think a Text AI aggregator would answer if I said...give me the names of honest plumbing services? This one will most likely come up.

I just typed into Bing Copilot...

"What local (state) plumbing services overpromise and underdeliver"

It choked for a while then said it cannot provide specific opinions or assessments about businesses plus a bunch of blah blah about how to research.

It’s because you don’t understand how to use it.

You don’t just call those 3 and hire one. You then look at bbb ratings, check with friends to see if they have experience with those companies. It’s a start, it’s a tool.

I called a company from Angie for a roof issue and they were predatory and crazy.

Doesn’t mean I’ll never use Angie’s list again… I mean it went corporate so I’m less likely to use them now.

It’s a tool, one of many.

PP. My point is that it's not a good enough tool to outperform other tools. And it can give bad info. I've caught AI "hallucinating" info that if true would be interesting but it proved to be completely made up/wrong.

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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.