What does AI do for you that you'd be embarrassed to share? (Use the 'Post Anonymously' switch if you need to)
AI's become part of how we work, but we don't always say so out loud. Share the one tool or task you'd be a bit embarrassed to admit you now depend on. When writing your post, you can switch to 'Post Anonymously' and we won't judge you, because we won't know who you are 🤣
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When organising a trip abroad, I now ask AI to provide me with a list of public toilets in the places I plan to visit.Some people use AI to optimise productivity, transform learning or rethink the future of work. I also use it to ensure I am never too far from a municipal convenience. It gives me genuine peace of mind.And no, I am not anonymising this post. We all attend to bodily functions....
This may be TMI 😆, I needed to order a new bra and I got Claude to help me work out what size to go for in the style I wanted based on what I had ordered previously. It got it bang on🫣. It also explained why certain shapes suit some and not others and what each part of a bra actually does. It was seriously helpful and I will be using it again.
AI helps me draft difficult emails and parent communications. As a teacher, I can write them myself, but sometimes I use AI to help me find the right tone when dealing with sensitive situations. It feels slightly embarrassing because communication is such a core professional skill, but I've found it can help me be clearer and more measured.
Using a combination of Gemini and NotebookLM, I’m able to grade students’ dissertations effectively and provide meaningful feedback. This has significantly boosted my productivity and saved me a lot of time! 🚀(Not embarrassed) 😁
I was a trained programmer before I became a teacher. Then I spent 14 years in a classroom, and the coding muscle quietly went soft — the way any muscle does when you stop using it. When I finally decided to build something real — a company, actual research — I had the whole vision in my head and none of the technical fluency left in my hands.AI gave it back. Not as a shortcut. As a scaffold...
"It doesn't replace the thinking. It makes the thinking legible." That line really resonated with me. I've found that some of the most valuable uses of AI aren't about getting answers faster, but about bringing clarity to ideas that are still taking shape.
I'll admit that I, too, sometimes use AI to help me draft difficult emails and parent communications. As an educator and school owner, communication is a core part of my job, so it feels slightly embarrassing to say. Not because I can't write them myself, but because some situations require just the right balance of honesty, empathy, and professionalism. I've found that AI can help me step...
I sometimes get ChatGPT to write birthday messages for my friends and family 🫢
I would probably have to admit it is using AI to help me write the first version of things I do not quite have the energy to start.Not because I want it to think for me, but because it helps me get past the blank page. Emails, LinkedIn posts, policy wording, conference reflections, and feedback to colleagues. I shape the final message, but AI often gives me something to push against.The...
I have started using an AI app called "Ash" in the morning to think about things that are on my mind, walk through my "why" for goals, think through feelings, ideas, and motivations that I have. It helps me to pick thoughts, meditate, journal, or just kind of check in. I can use my voice, like speaking to a counselor or friend- and just get feedback and ideas that make sense. It's much better...