Ask HN: How are people using ChatGPT to increase productivity in personal life?

I've heard about financial planning and health tracking, but unsure where to start.

12 points | by shreythecray 1 day ago

7 comments

  • sloaken 1 day ago
    Not rocket science, but ...

    I used ChatGPT to adjust what exercises I am doing. I asked what exercises impacted what muscles (primary and secondary), put it in a spreadsheet, so I could visualize the overlap. Then asked what muscle groups am I not addressing. Finally what exercises would address those neglected muscles.

    End result is my workouts are more productive.

  • ruairidhwm 1 day ago
    I'm moving house and it's great for feeding in floor plans and coming up with ideas. Like having an interior designer. Not always accurate but it's enough to get me going.
  • moomoo11 1 day ago
    Asking whatever questions pop into my mind and it gives me a nice overview of it.

    Today I was on the bus and was curious about how the many moons of other planets affect those planets..

    Basically take “stoner thoughts” and talk to it lol

  • methusala8 1 day ago
    Diving deeper into exercise posture correction and journalling/motivation.
  • paulcole 1 day ago
    I’ve essentially stopped using Google in favor of ChatGPT and Perplexity. It’s just excellent for answering simple questions without me having to click or search on some random webpage.
    • matt_s 16 hours ago
      How long until AI results/output get the enshittification treatment?
      • paulcole 4 hours ago
        What does “enshittification” mean?
        • matt_s 1 hour ago
          > "Enshittification" is a term coined by Cory Doctorow to describe the gradual decline in quality and user experience of a product or service, particularly online platforms, as they prioritize profits over user satisfaction

          - Google Gemini results

  • lysace 1 day ago
    (Use Gemini 2.5 pro in Google AI Studio instead. 25 free requests per day using up to 1M tokens each. I honestly keep being amazed about what it's capable of.)
    • shreythecray 1 day ago
      I'm having some issues with Gemini giving me inaccurate information with a lot of confidence. Have you faced this? And if so, how do you ensure you're able to trust its responses.