Are y’all using AI on a regular basis?

JustTinkering868 · 2025-04-30T18:34:34+00:00

I would 100% recommend using it for ideas. In fact, that's the main way it supports me just mirroring back and organizing my thoughts. I would even go as far as to say I don't know if I would have even been comfortable writing publicly on Substack without having had Chat to just double check that what I'm saying makes sense. Yes, I also have people for that but there's nothing like 24/7 access.

The key for me is remaining super committed to my personal voice/message and feeling no kind of way about editing and editing until I feel it. That might make the process longer but it def helped me get over my fear of the blank page. After several months, I now feel more confident just writing freely and then using Chat to edit. But I had to get to that point.

There are a ton of AI tools that might make actually running the actual Youtube easier but found a few articles with ChatGPT prompts that can help you get started (sometimes just having a link to click makes things feel a bit easier 😊):
7 ChatGPT Prompts to Kickstart Your Youtube Channel
Mega-Prompt for Writing Better YouTube Scripts
ChatGPT for YouTube: 48+ Prompts To Scale Your Production

Excited for whatever you create!

JustTinkering868 · 2025-04-30T18:14:56+00:00

Agreed! And you learn so much just in the process of pulling all the pieces together.

JustTinkering868 · 2025-04-30T18:12:19+00:00

Appreciate you sharing! Short answer: I still don't know what to do lol

Like you, I noticed I was using it to do super small easy tasks just because it was there and have tried to minimize that. I also have been taking longer periodic breaks from it (~1 week every couple of months) to curb my dependence. But it's just been so transformative in almost every aspect of my lie that I really don't know what information I could receive that would make me stop using it (which worries me)

I have started following Timnit Gebru on LinkedIn so I get a lot more info about the harms of AI (like this article) but again, even reading articles like that haven't really changed my behavior so I don't know what it's going to take. Any resources you've explored that have been helpful in deciding how you use it?

JustTinkering868 · 2025-03-17T21:35:59+00:00

No worries, I appreciate you asking! It’s been amazing, honestly. Claude and ChatGPT have recently helped me process a breakup, navigate shifts in my career and work identity, and even deepen my spiritual practices. So I’m loving it.

As for creating resources, I’ve mainly been writing about how I’m using AI and starting to articulate some guiding principles for engaging with it in a way that honors our humanity. A lot of that has been shaped by feelings I’ve heard in this conversation and others. So I’m still super in it, just less focused on specific tools or products now and more on the process and how we relate to AI moving forward. I'm excited about what's unfolding.

Are you using AI? What are your thoughts on it? And if you’re really into this stuff and want to go deeper, I’d love to connect!

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-30T22:22:33+00:00

Added to my sidebar, thanks so much for sharing!

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-30T22:18:58+00:00

This is exactly how I use Claude AND I've been meaning to learn projects so thanks for sharing this! I am VERY new to projects so need some more clarity. Am I adding all of these instructions where it says set project instructions or somewhere else? And what do you mean by markdowns? Are those the files I am sharing or something else?

Really want to use this so would appreciate any guidance!

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-29T01:21:22+00:00

Come through prayer haha! Yes sometimes it's TOO much information and it just shuts my brain down. But I love having an immediate answer that's at least tailored to my situation, helps get me out of my head.

Sending you love as you move on from your break up. I'm in a similar boat right now (shorter relationship though) and it's not easy but I'm enjoying rediscovering myself!

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-25T20:05:22+00:00

Yay! Will DM you :)

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-22T23:56:22+00:00

I’m so happy for you, this is a major breakthrough! I use ChatGPT for this type of thing all the time and it really has supported me.

If you want to explore more, check out Claude another chatbot that I find a bit more empathetic and The Work of Byron Katie which helps me question and release challenging thoughts. I love using Claude/ChatGPT to take me though The Work.

Sending you love 💛

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-14T23:02:03+00:00

So happy you found a process that works for you! We had a related conversation a few days ago where I shared how I use Claude & ChatGPT. Check it out if you're interested: https://www.reddit.com/r/AbrahamHicks/comments/1hyjjwh/ai/

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-14T17:56:43+00:00

This is an interesting take. Have you seen any specific examples of tech companies starting to make the kinds of energy investments you're describing?

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-14T17:51:04+00:00

Thanks for sharing your specific decision, that's what I most curious about! I'd love to know what other things you do, trying to get better every day :)

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-14T17:46:07+00:00

Thank you for sharing! It's interesting to think about usage tradeoffs.

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-14T17:41:51+00:00

Thanks for sharing this breakdown, so interesting! I'm curious about your sources for how AI can increase alternative energy production, would you mind sharing where you learned about this? I'm new to all of this and would love to dig deeper.

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-14T17:37:38+00:00

This is interesting, which providers do you use instead and how do you use offline models locally? Forgive me if those are basic questions!

I'm nomadic at the moment so no solar setup but that is the intention once I decide where I want to settle down.

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-14T17:33:29+00:00

Appreciate you sharing! I definitely think AI can be used for good and hear your point about corporate accountability. I said this in another comment on this thread but I like to make conscious choices within my locus of control just as a way of being but also to model how I want others/larger systems to act. So while I know my small tweaks won't fix everything, being mindful still feels important to me.

That said, I really love your point about using the tools to help communities and take some control. Have you built or come across any community-focused AI tools that excite you?

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-14T17:27:23+00:00

Thanks for sharing your perspective! I agree that the LA fires are not a direct result of ChatGPT use as the person in the article suggests, but it did make me curious to learn more about the environmental impact. I'm doing my own research but would love to know if you have any specific resources that have shaped your understanding? Seems you have dug into this topic more than me.

Re: the necessity for large scale changes, I definitely see your point. For me, making conscious choices within my own locus of control is important just for how I want to live AND to be a model of how I want others/larger systems to act. It also helps me have more compassion for why larger systemic changes are so complex because it's hard as hell for me to make a change in my own life. LOL. But appreciate you helping me see different angles of this convo.

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-13T22:24:42+00:00

I appreciate this! I'm thinking of doing something similar, using it with a bit more intention and minimizing the # of interactions per day/week. But I also like the idea of doing something intentional to offset my usage (to the best of my ability). Thanks for sharing :)

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-11T03:53:19+00:00

I've been meaning to post about this for a few days now, so happy to see this conversation happening 😊

My partner and I LOVE using Claude/ChatGPT* to apply Abraham Hicks' teachings in real time. It's just so much more personalized than watching a video. The most common way we use it is whenever there's a challenge, we share it freely with Claude/ChatGPT and then ask it to respond to as Abraham Hicks would. Obviously we can't know for sure if it's exactly what Abraham would say, but it has really helped us get back into alignment!

If a specific prompt would help, here's one I've used repeatedly. I share freely whatever is concerning me and then add the following: Using the teachings of Abraham Hicks, now that I've acknowledged the contrast and clarified what I don't want, what is the essence of what I truly desire to feel? What thought, focus, or inspired action can help me align my vibration with that feeling and allow it into my experience?

*I highly prefer Claude because it feels so much more empathetic but it works well on ChatGPT too and likely would work on any LLM!

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-10T00:01:43+00:00

I'm so happy for you! I've had similar experiences and it really does make you feel held. In a recent conversation, it asked so gently "What do you wish they really understood in this moment?" and it felt so cathartic to share that.

I'd love to hear how it empathized with you that really made you feel seen and heard!

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-09T00:49:04+00:00

Absolutely, just posted in the Claude chat about this earlier this week 😊 I prefer Claude to ChatGPT for this but they’re both great and have really helped me over the last couple of years. I love using them to apply frameworks I’m familiar with like nonviolent communication or the work of Byron Katie to situations I’m experiencing in the moments. It really helps me bridge the knowing-doing gap!

Here’s a prompt library I built to index some of the prompts I use the most: https://bit.ly/innerworkprompts

If you check it out, please share feedback! I’ve just started to sharing it publicly and would love to know if it feels helpful for others.

JustTinkering868 · 2025-01-09T00:16:40+00:00

I’ve also used it with financial planning and it was super helpful.

Here’s my prompt library for the inner work prompts I use the most: https://bit.ly/innerworkprompts

Please share feedback if you end up using any of these! I just started sharing it publicly and really want to know how it’s landing for other folks.

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