Issue #010: Making Better Decisions in Work, Health & Life – My Personal Experience Before AI vs. After AI
It’s pretty amazing how things worked before I started using AI as a thinking partner—and how they work now.
Once you see the contrast, it becomes obvious why learning how to use AI as a thinking partner matters a lot in terms of keeping up with the times.
HEALTHCARE: From Confusion and Stress to Clear Advocacy
Before AI:
Have you ever waited in a hospital for medical information and next steps for a loved one? Or had a health condition and weren’t exactly sure how to proceed? Before AI, there was a lot of waiting, wondering, and time spent researching.
Now, with AI:
- I used AI to draft a family advocacy letter for a hospitalized family member. The hospital staff explicitly said the letter helped them better understand her context and needs—and it directly improved her care.
- I regularly paste medical test results (without identifying information) into AI and ask it to interpret them through the lens of top medical experts—so I can ask better questions in appointments, especially when advocating for elderly family members. It’s been amazing how doctors then confirm what I learned days before from AI.
- After a confusing ER experience, AI helped us process what happened from multiple angles, regroup and advocate better with doctors.
The Bottom Line:
Better insight in shorter time frames. Better care and clearer communication with providers. Less confusion and more informed advocacy. Feeling steady and prepared instead of reactive.
WORK: From Expensive Guesswork to a Built-In Advisory Board
Before AI:
Have you ever hired expensive teachers, mentors or consultants, and they didn’t quite deliver what you hoped? I’ve been there in spades. Some were helpful. Many weren’t. Every conversation started from scratch, and the learning curve was time-consuming and costly.
Now, with AI:
I’ve essentially built a personal advisory board for my work and business, and regularly ‘dialogue’ and run decisions by them.
I’ve trained ChatGPT on my goals, strategies, values, and long-term plans—so it remembers them and factors them into every response. I’ve also taught it how to interact with me: not gushy, not curt, but clear, thoughtful, and grounded, just the way I like.
I still correct it. Often. I know now how to get us realigned and moving forward efficiently.
The Bottom Line:
No more paying thousands for consultants who don’t fully understand my context. Faster, clearer strategic decisions, aligned with my goals and values. Way less overthinking about endless unexamined possibilities.
LIFE: From Mental Juggling to Clear, Supported Execution
Using AI as an Executive Function Coach
Before AI:
Busy weeks lived in my head. Multiple work deadlines, personal commitments, travel, health appointments, and decisions that affected other people all competed for attention. I kept things moving, but it required constant mental tracking and vigilance. A Google calendar wasn’t enough.
Now, with AI:
I use AI almost like an executive function coach. I lay out everything that’s competing for attention and ask it to help me sequence priorities — what truly needs to happen first, what can wait, where I’m overloading a day, and how to integrate work and personal commitments realistically.
It doesn’t just give me a list. It gives me a reasoned plan that reflects time, energy, and real constraints.
The Bottom Line:
Better organization and prioritization mean me scrambling less and finding more joy and connection in my work. Less cognitive load, fewer dropped balls.
Helping a Client Earn a Much Bigger Bonus
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