AI is here to assist us, not replace us. It should make our workload lighter, not make us switch off our thinking.
The other day I was using ChatGPT and I noticed something interesting. I said, โIโm going to DM 1,000 people today.โ And the response was basically, โGreat, hereโs how to do it.โ
But it didnโt question me.
It didnโt ask:
- Do you have a team?
- Do you have the time?
- Do you have a system to track replies?
It just agreed.
And that made me realise somethingโฆ I was using AI in dumb mode.
Not because AI is dumb, but because I wasnโt thinking critically about what I was asking it to do.
Letโs be realistic.
Messaging 1,000 people cold is a huge task.
Even if someone sent 100 messages per day, thatโs still 10 days of work, and thatโs before you track responses, follow up, and manage the data.
So the real lesson is this:
AI works best when we use it as an assistant, not a replacement for thinking.
If youโre not sure how to use it properly, there are plenty of ways to learn:
- Look up prompt strategies on YouTube
- Learn from people already using it well
- Explore the prompts already available inside Skool Hub Classroom
Many people might not even realise this, but thereโs already a prompt section inside Skool Hub you can use.
Thereโs also another AI community Joseph runs where you can access a full library of resources for $50 lifetime access, which is actually pretty useful.
And hereโs another example of where I had to rethink how I was using AI.
I was creating flyers and wanted to personalise them with names. I asked ChatGPT to do it, and it took four hours.
All I wanted was the name added to the design.
But every time it generated a new version, it changed the entire flyer.
Something I could have done quickly myself ended up taking hours because I was forcing AI to do something it wasnโt the best tool for.
So Iโm curious.
How are you using AI?
If youโre using ChatGPT:
- Which model are you using?
- Are you using it for writing, systems, content, outreach?
Or if you're using a different AI tool:
- What is it?
- Would you recommend it?
Always interested to hear how everyone else is using it.
Thanks for listening or reading.