[Productivity Improvement] For those who don't know what to ask AI. What you should know before learning how to use it

I've tried using ChatGPT and Claude, but I don't really know what to use them for.

I've been hearing that sentiment a lot on social media lately.

However, this is not a problem of how to use them.
By changing your mindset just a little, AI will suddenly become something you can "use."

Hello, I'm Bosch.
I am an average man who retired from an IT company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market and is currently continuing to work through re-employment.

In this article, I will share some tips on how to think about utilizing generative AI for those who don't know how to use it.

Do you feel like you have to ask AI to do something "amazing"?

When people first touch an AI agent, many feel this way.

Because it's a state-of-the-art, high-performance tool, I have to ask it to do something advanced and useful.

But when I actually sit in front of the input field, nothing comes to mind, and I end up closing the PC.

This is a typical pattern of frustration when using AI.

The cause is that you are expecting too much of a finished product from AI output.

There is no need to think that you "must have AI produce some amazing output."

Use it as a tool to "advance your thinking" rather than "ask for tasks"

The real way to use AI is not to have it give you answers, but to organize and accelerate your own thinking.

To put it simply, it's a sounding board that thinks fast.

Not a secretary who finishes documents for you, but a colleague you can casually talk to and ask, "What do you think about this?"...

If you use it with that image in mind, the hurdle will drop significantly.

I will introduce three concrete usage scenarios.

When you are unsure about replying to an email. Just by typing in the situation as it is and asking, "How should I reply?", it will organize the draft and even the impact of the reply's tone.

When you can't get a project together. If you throw the confusion in your head into it in bullet points and ask it to "create an outline," structure will be born from your scattered thoughts.

When you are indecisive. If you ask, "I'm torn between A and B. Please organize the pros and cons," you will be able to see what you value most.

What they all have in common is passing on "your current state" rather than "completed information".

The one action to start today

There is nothing difficult about it.
Try typing in the worries or hesitations you are currently facing just as they are.

"I want to think about XX, but where should I start organizing?" is enough.

It is natural not to be able to use it well at first.

AI will not get angry, and it will stay with you anytime, as many times as you need.

Summary

AI agents are neither magic tools nor all-purpose secretaries.

They are partners for your thinking.

Let go of the feeling that you "have to ask for something amazing" and try talking to it about today's small worries.

That alone will greatly expand how you use it.

If you found this article helpful or interesting, I would be happy if you could press the "Like" button.

That's all from Bosch.

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