I thought ChatGPT would be the secret to finally getting all my ideas out of my head. Instead, it left me drowning in data with no plan to execute.
I’ve always had a million ideas floating in my head and it can be very difficult to decide which one to execute.
When I discovered AI, it felt like finding a buddy who could help me work on more ideas at the same time. Blog posts, marketing plans, customer email sequences could be generated in minutes.
The result? Reams of information. Piles of drafts. And no clear strategy for what to do next. It was like having too many browser tabs open on a laptop with limited RAM. I was stuck.
The truth is, AI won’t save you from overwhelm unless you use it strategically.
Here are three things you must do so you don’t get lost in the noise:
1. Treat AI as your second employee.
Give it defined roles and tasks that support your delivery not just random prompts. Think: scheduling and creating content, drafting emails, preparing reports, or generating ideas for client pitches. (Ask it to write a job description based on the tasks it most often helps you with. Ideally it should free you up to do the critical work.)
2. Have a clear plan of what you want to produce and why.
Before opening ChatGPT, decide your end goal. Is it a blog series? A product launch plan? A customer onboarding sequence? Without clarity, you’ll waste hours chasing “interesting” outputs that lead nowhere.
3. Execute, don’t just collect.
It’s easy to fall into the trap of stockpiling AI-generated ideas “for later.” Set deadlines and push your projects out the door. Done and live beats perfect and never published.
Sidebar: In its simplest form, AI can…
– Generate written content such as blog posts, social media captions, emails, and reports.
– Summarise large amounts of text or data so you can act faster.
– Draft plans and outlines for projects, events, or campaigns.
– Suggest creative ideas and problem-solving approaches.
– Provide quick answers and explanations so you don’t waste time researching.
AI can either be the ultimate productivity partner, or leave you drowning in a digital mountain of content. With a clear strategy, AI can be the extra set of hands you’ve been needing.
