Does this exist, or does somebody want to build it? I have a watch later list I am never getting through. Health stuff, AI stuff, a few things I actually need to know. Some of them run 45 minutes for what is probably 3 minutes of real information, so they just sit there quietly making me feel behind. What I want is not a summary of what the person said. Plenty of tools do that, and I end up with a wall of text I also do not read. I want the actionable part. Do this. Stop doing that. Here is the one thing worth trying this week. The dream version looks like this: I follow a few channels New video drops and gets pulled automatically It comes back as a short markdown file with the takeaways and the steps I read it in two minutes instead of watching for forty Everything is searchable later, sitting in a folder Open source or cheap is fine. Self hosted would be a bonus. So two questions. Does something like this already exist and I just have not found it? And if it does not, is anyone here interested in building it? Feels small enough that somebody in this group could put it together in a weekend. Kind of funny that this community already does exactly this for AI. I just want it for everything else too.

In Part 2, we looked at the range of model capability. Now let’s make it practical. After more than 100 hours of testing, I have developed a fairly simple approach. I choose the product, model, and reasoning setting based on the type of work I am doing (not cost - yet). 🧠 Heavy Logic, Planning and Structure, for work such as: - Business proposals - Strategic frameworks - Complex planning - Coding - Difficult analysis - Multi-step problem solving - Assignments where maintaining context is critical - Consistency of theme or storyline For these applications, I want stronger reasoning, even if it takes longer. Product: ChatGPT Model: GPT-5.6 Sol Setting: High reasoning and for my book editor skill, Pro. Product: Claude Model: Claude Opus 5 Setting: High effort, with extended thinking when needed For these assignments, creativity in the delivery is secondary. My priorities are logic, structure, context integrity, planning, and getting the framework right. I rarely go higher, but keep in mind, most of what I do is front office business execution: strategy, project management, process refinement, education and training, and Cowork automation. I use Fable 5 rarely. I am not primarily using Claude to build sophisticated production applications. ✍️ Writing and Everyday Communication, for: - Blog posts - Creative writing - Emails - Business communication - Social posts - Editing and rewriting I usually want a capable model that leaves a little more room for creativity and variation. Product: Claude Model: Claude Sonnet 5 Setting: Standard/default effort Product: ChatGPT Model: GPT-5.5 Instant Setting: Instant I still use GPT-5.5 for this type of work while it remains available to me. The Interesting Exception: Image Creation Image creation breaks my normal rule. Why? I need the LLM to understand: - What I am trying to communicate - The audience - Composition and hierarchy - Style and mood - The creative objective So I need reasoning. But I also want the system to have enough freedom to interpret the brief creatively.

Small community so I'll share something specific. The highest-ROI automation I've ever built for any client: Missed Call, Text Back in 60 seconds. That's it. HVAC techs are on roofs, under units, in attics. They can't always answer. The lead calls the next company. This one automation stops that. The text: "Hey [Name], sorry we missed you - we're on a job right now. What can we help with today?" Results: - 40-60% of people reply - They get qualified via text - Booked while still in need help NOW mode Average HVAC job value: $1,500-$5,000 If this saves 3 leads/month: $4,500-$15,000 extra revenue My monthly fee: $1,500 Best ROI conversation in any sales call. Anyone else using simple single-trigger automations in niche businesses?

I decided to have some fun and put down Claude Cowork and Code for the weekend and deep dive into ChatGPT image generation. I needed a catalyst, so I entered a Product Image Challenge, here. The challenge gives you a different real-world product each day. Your job is to turn it into an eye-catching product image or advertisement. For my entries, I’m using ChatGPT with Sol Light to develop the concepts and create the images. One thing I’ve found interesting: the lower models with heavy thinking, or higher models with lower thinking can work really well for creative projects where you’re looking for a general representation of an idea. You don’t necessarily need the biggest model to start creating. The harder part comes when you want consistency of characters, like the series I am creating, called “Milo.” DAY 1: Coca-Cola 🥤 This was more about creating an interesting scene and finding a visual idea that worked with the product source image. This was where I thought of Milo. DAY 2: Heinz Ketchup 🍅 For Heinz, I created a standard entry, and then went up and beyond and started experimenting with recurring characters and visual storytelling. And that introduced a completely different challenge. DAY 3: For GoPro, I created a continuation of the Milo series working with perspective to create an emotional and memorable futuristic scene. 👉 How do you keep the same characters looking like the same characters from one scene to the next? Same little girl. Same humanoid character. Different location. Different pose. Different action. That sounds simple. It isn’t. 😂 You quickly discover that prompting an AI to create a great-looking character once is very different from trying to direct that same character through a series of scenes. That’s where reference images, detailed descriptions, iterative prompting, and a little patience start becoming important. I’ve attached some of my creations from the first two days, and the source images.

A business can spend hundreds or even thousands on ads every month. But if someone fills out a form at 2:15 PM and doesn't hear back until 5:00 PM, that lead has often already contacted someone else. One of the simplest automation improvements I've implemented is: ✅ Instant SMS after form submission ✅ Immediate email confirmation ✅ Internal notification to the team ✅ Automatic reminder if no one follows up Nothing complicated. Just making sure every lead gets a response within minutes instead of hours. It's surprising how much difference that alone can make.