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Using ChatGPT to help me see my blind spots

I asked ChatGPT to create an image of us talking, and this was how it envisioned the conversation. I tried to explain to it that it’s fall in Seattle and why would I be wearing a tank-top but whatever.

Look, I know we’re all sick of talking about AI, but every time I talk to friends about how I’m using ChatGPT, they all seem to have their flabbers ghasted. So, I figured I’d document it here.

First, let’s talk about what I DON’T use AI for: writing. I tried feeding it chapters of my book and asking it to replicate my writing style, and it’s terrible. Also, I’m a writer because, well, I like writing. Why would I want to outsource a task I enjoy?

Now, let’s talk about the ways I use ChatGPT that are pretty common:

• I use it for recipes, meal planning, and grocery shopping. (I love how I can tell it that I only shop at Trader Joe’s, and ask it to suggest recipes based on food I can buy there.)
• I’ve used it to help me shorten and focus my (very long) resume for a specific job.
• I use it to help me analyze and manage both my personal budget, as well as my publishing company’s profit & loss reports.

But ChatGPT is most useful for me as a blind-spot coach

I use ChatGPT as a personal rumination dumping ground that can then offer me cross-topical feedback about my blind-spots, and suggest tangible…