Motivation, humor, and honesty from a man actively dodging a midlife crisis so you can too.
I spend hours inside AI tools every day.
Writing. Planning. Creating. Running my business.
I thought I’d share some of the tools I’m using with you.
If there’s one you’re digging that I should test, tell me.
The #1 Game Changer
Voice-to-text tools like Wispr Flow and Spokenly.
You speak at ~150 words per minute. You type at ~40.
These apps remove friction between your brain and the page. Drafts. Emails. Ideas. All faster. I use them constantly with AI, texting, workshopping ideas, and writing.
LLMs I Use (And What For)
Claude - My creative partner. Writing, editing, newsletter drafts, product descriptions, or anything that needs voice, nuance, and a professional editor's touch.
ChatGPT - Business tasks. Planning, research, finance tracking, client hubs for my coaching work.
Google NotebookLM - I upload everything about a topic (my work, process, research) and use it as a knowledge hub. Great for going deep on something.
Grok - Real-time public sentiment. When I need to know what's happening right now, it's fast. Awesome deep research.
Google Gemini - Lives in my email, browser, and YouTube. When I'm reading something dense, I ask it to summarize the key insights into bullet points. I can also get transcripts and summaries. Saves me hours.
Browsers
Opus Clip – I upload a 60-minute keynote or podcast clip and it automatically creates dozens of short videos ready for social media. Massive time-saver.
Stanley AI – If you're serious about LinkedIn, this is it. It helps you write posts from your expertise and unearth ideas you didn't know you had. Expensive, but worth it if you're building on LinkedIn.
What I’m Getting Addicted To
Claude Cowork - Desktop AI that can interact with files, apps, and workflows. It doesn’t just think. It executes. Feels like a second brain that actually works.
That’s my stack.
Now with all the shiny tools, one thing gets missed.
AI isn't powerful by itself.
It's powerful when you bring something to it.
Years of content. Mental models. Frameworks. Hard-earned thinking.
When I feed my own work into it and expertise instead of asking it to start from zero, the output changes.
It sounds more human. More nuanced. More me.
And more powerful.
Most people treat AI like a replacement.
It's not.
It's an amplifier.
What should I try next?
Antonio
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