358. Unexpected Ways To Use AI To Make Your Life More Awesome

Here’s the link to my 2.0 calendar planning system… 
**The perfect pairing to use with AI** I explain how and why towards the end of this episode! 
 
 
I think most people are using AI way too small.
 
They’re asking it to rewrite an email, make a grocery list, or answer a random question… which is fine. But that’s like buying a Ferrari and using it to drive to the mailbox. The real opportunity is to use AI to remove friction from your life. To make decisions faster. To stop carrying 47 unfinished thoughts around in your head. To get healthier, make more money, organize your life, solve problems faster, and actually create more space for the things you care about.
 
Today I want to show you how to start thinking differently about AI altogether. How to use it almost like an extension of your brain… a personal assistant, strategist, researcher, coach, planner, and sounding board that is available the second you have a problem to solve.
 
Because I really believe the people who learn how to use AI well right now are going to have an insane advantage. Not because they’re smarter or working harder… but because they’re going to spend so much less time stuck in the figuring-it-out phase. 
 
And that means more time spent in forward motion, less of the mundane and more time living… which is always the goal.
 
IDEAS!! 

  1. TURN YOUR REFRIGERATOR INTO A PERSONAL CHEF

Take a picture of what you have and say:

“I want a high-protein dinner using these ingredients. Under 30 minutes, at least 40 grams of protein, no seed oils, kid-friendly, and minimal dishes.”

Now AI isn’t giving you a random recipe.

It’s solving your actual dinner problem.

  1. USE BOOKS FOR EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED

Instead of just asking for a book summary, make it relevant to your life.

“Teach me the parenting principles from Good Inside using examples with an eight-year-old.”

“Explain the identity-based habits concept from Atomic Habits and tell me how to use it for my current goal.”

You can learn exactly what you need, exactly when you need it.

  1. USE AI AS YOUR TRAVEL CONCIERGE

Give it your destination, hotel, kids’ ages, budget, preferences, and schedule.

Then ask it to:

• Build the itinerary

• Avoid tourist traps

• Find great restaurants

• Plan rainy-day backups

• Organize everything geographically

• Tell you what to pack

• Compare hotel options

• Decide whether upgrades are worth it

It can save hours of research.

  1. TREAT IT LIKE A PERSONAL ASSISTANT

If something has been sitting on your list because it requires research or decision-making… hand it over.

“I’m comparing these three gyms.”

“I need a new mattress.”

“I’m choosing between schools.”

“I need the perfect birthday gift.”

Tell AI your priorities and let it compare the options.

Don’t just ask:

“Answer this question.”

Ask:

“Help me solve this entire problem.”

  1. HIRE YOURSELF A PERSONAL TRAINER

Say:

“Act as my personal trainer. Ask me everything you need before building my program.”

Give it your goals, schedule, equipment, injuries, current fitness level, and nutrition goals.

Then let it create a plan around your actual life.

And when life changes:

“I only have 25 minutes today. Modify my workout.”

  1. LET AI ORGANIZE YOUR HOUSE

Take a picture of your pantry, closet, garage, or playroom.

Then ask:

“Pretend you’re a professional organizer. Tell me what to donate, relocate, buy, and exactly what order to tackle this in.”

This is especially helpful when you feel overwhelmed and don’t know where to start.

  1. USE AI AS A THINKING PARTNER

Sometimes you don’t need more information.

You need perspective.

Dump the entire situation into ChatGPT.

Then ask:

“What am I not seeing?”

“What pattern do you notice?”

“If you were incredibly direct with me, what would you tell me?”

Sometimes getting everything out of your head and organized is enough to create clarity.

  1. BUILD YOUR DREAM LIFE BACKWARDS

Describe your current life.

Then describe the life you want.

Example:

“I’m overwhelmed, my house is cluttered, I don’t have enough energy, and I always feel behind.”

Versus:

“My home feels calm, I feel strong, I’m organized, I have financial confidence, and my days feel intentional.”

Then ask:

“Build me the smallest daily and weekly habits that would move me from Version A to Version B.”

Now AI becomes a life-design tool.

  1. CREATE A DEFAULT HEALTHY DAY

Stop making 100 tiny decisions every day.

Give AI your schedule and priorities.

“I wake up at 5:30, kids leave at 7:45, I work from 8 to 1, I want 10,000 steps, 130 grams of protein, a workout, time outside, and bed by 9:30. Build me the most efficient version of my day.”

Now you have a default operating system instead of reinventing your schedule every morning.

  1. AUDIT YOUR TIME + MONEY

Give AI your spending and say:

“I want to free up $2,000 a month without dramatically changing our lifestyle. Show me where you would find it.”

Give AI your weekly calendar and say:

“My priorities are health, family, income-producing work, and margin. Tell me what should be eliminated, delegated, batched, or moved.”

Sometimes the problem isn’t that you need more time or money.

You need to use what you already have better.

THE BIG IDEA

The people getting the best results from AI aren’t necessarily asking better questions.

They’re giving better context.

Don’t ask:

“What’s a healthy dinner?”

Ask:

“I have 25 minutes, two hungry kids, chicken, broccoli, sweet potatoes, and Greek yogurt. I want something high-protein, kid-friendly, no seed oils, and minimal cleanup.”

The better you brief AI…

The better it performs.

 

** Last thoughts **

Imagine carrying around a world-class assistant everywhere you go.

Someone who can organize, research, teach, plan, compare, coach, and help you think through almost anything.

The goal isn’t to think less.

The goal is to spend less time stuck.

Less time overwhelmed.

Less time researching.

And more time executing, creating, taking care of yourself, being with your people, and actually living your life.

The next time you think:

“I need to figure this out…”

Try asking:

“How could AI help me figure this out faster?”

 
This is the greatest time to ever be alive and AI can help your life be more efficient and filled with joy if you know how to use it!!
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