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The cheapest AI stack that actually works for a solo worker
You do not need five subscriptions. A free tier, one cheap model, and one automation tool cover most of it.
AI note-taking is a lie I needed to hear
The pitch is 'never take notes again.' The reality is you still have to think, and the AI just hides the thinking from you.
What my grandma thinks of ChatGPT (she is smarter than the demo)
I showed her a chatbot to be helpful. She used it to settle an argument and fact-check a rumor. I learned something.
The inbox zero myth, now with AI
AI did not give me inbox zero. It gave me a cleaner inbox I still do not read. The problem was never the email.
The AI tool that finally stuck (after I quit twelve)
I download AI tools the way other people buy kitchen gadgets. One finally earned a permanent spot, and it was not the flashy one.
Why I stopped chasing every new AI model
A new flagship used to mean I had to try it that night. Then I noticed the upgrades stopped changing my output.
AI coding assistance is not cheating, and the debate is tired
Using a model to write boilerplate is like using a compiler. The skill moved, it did not disappear.
The best AI feature nobody uses is 'ask about this file'
Most people paste text into a chat. The better move is letting the model read the whole file and answer questions about it.
AI meeting tools made me lazier - and that might be fine
I stopped taking notes and started skimming summaries. My meetings did not suffer. My attention maybe did.
I used AI to write a book blurb and then rewrote every word
The draft was competent and forgettable. The rewrite is what sold the book. Both steps mattered.