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Elton Jones

I looked at how people are actually using AI to save time — here’s what works

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Everyone is prone to wanting to get things done faster, yet arrive at the same high-quality results derived from accomplishing those same tasks with a longer turnaround time.

From busy parents to overwhelmed CEOs, everyone is now looking to AI tools to help them save as much time as possible while also staying on top of their most important obligations. ChatGPT, Perplxity, Claude, and other standout AI chatbots are the ultimate time savers and reliable digital assistants that take the difficulty out of mundane tasks.

For those in the know and the uninitiated, allow us to make you all aware of all the ways people rely on AI to help them save time every day.

Overseeing simple tasks and sending reminders

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Chances are, you’ve let out the biggest sigh at the sight of hundreds of unread emails. And that sigh is followed by stuffing your face in your hands out of pure mental exhaustion when you see a flood of meeting invites on your calendar. AI cuts through all of that by helping you manage your inbox by giving you bullet points for any email you click on, helping you draft replies, and automatically finding open slots for said meetings.

Asking AI to send you reminders is also extremely useful in making sure you never miss key dates, stay abreast of due dates for assignments, and know when bills are due.

Streamlining writing assignments and translating summaries

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AI is great at drafting responses for your email exchanges and summarizing the finer points of extensive messages. For professional journalists and authors, AI comes in handy when it comes time to edit their work. Simply copying and pasting one’s written work into an AI chatbot module and asking for edits streamlines the editing process, which helps writers produce a final draft much faster.

Reading content from international regions tends to bring it up in a language you may have trouble interpreting. In those instances, AI exists to quickly translate articles and whatever else you’re attempting to read in your native language.

Getting up-to-speed on a myriad of topics

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It’s easy to feel left behind if you’ve stayed off the internet for a few days and missed out on some major happenings in national/international affairs, tech, entertainment or whatever else you’re most interested in. Getting up-to-speed on every bit of significant news in a hurry is doable by asking AI to find all of it for you.

This same time-saving method is useful for students looking to get immediate explanations of topics they’re studying and job applicants who want an instant outlook of the company they’re applying for.

Enhancing productivity habits and tackling professional duties

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Developers have a wide range of AI tools to use that can be used to help them write, debug, and explain coding. Claude for Developers, Cursor and DeepAI are just some of the coding AI modules that exist in today’s growing AI market. Professionals are prone to improving their productivity and delivering information more concisely as AI helps them quickly create slide decks, proposals, project plans and more.

Finding places to hang out, shopping deals and the quickest (and safest) routes

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Planning a friendly get-together, finding somewhere nice for a future date or looking for somewhere more suited for solo adventurers can sometimes take longer than it really should. AI tools like Perplexity are highly efficient at using in-depth research to produce dependable replies, which is great for finding locations for leisurely activities.

Finding the lowest prices for whatever you’re looking for, optimizing your grocery lists, building out a daily meal plan, and relying on the best routes for a road trip are all handled much faster with the use of AI.

The takeaway

It seems like everyone’s in a rush to get somewhere, learn something new and do whatever they’ve been asked to do faster. AI chatbots have stepped in to help people save time accomplishing those assorted tasks in the quickest way possible.

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by everything happening around you and lose sight of your priorities — AI steps up to keep you on track, strengthen your memory and save time daily.

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