Top AI tools and prompts to improve your day-to-day productivity
In the UK alone, there are over 3,170 businesses in the artificial intelligence industry, 60% of which have sole focus on developing AI tools, and 40% have diversified using AI tools. AI is impacting almost every industry, improving workplaces, and day to day tasks in personal lives too. Chat GPT is very quickly becoming a household name, and the easy user interface, weekly updates and impressive output is gripping users across the world.
If you are wondering how best to improve your day to day productivity in general using AI, then this blog is definitely for you. Without writing out each and every prompt for you, this blog should give you the tools to confidently use AI tools and get the most out of them.
Prompt Engineering for AI Tools
The growth of AI platforms has led to the development of ‘Prompt engineering’. Prompt engineering is the process of structuring and refining the input into an AI tool in order to get the best possible output.
For more advanced AI use cases, prompts can become formatted to suit the specific language learning model. However, for simple tasks, we can keep it very general and simple. The key thing to remember with prompt engineering is to give as much context, information, and set out as many expectations as possible.
3-Step Structure for General AI Prompt
- Give a clear description of what you need the specific task doing for, and who you need it for, whether it be yourself or a specific audience.
- Make sure that you provide as much surrounding information to the GPT as possible.
- Finish by giving a clear description of what the expected output from the GPT should be.
Must-Have AI Tools for Students
Some of the must-have AI tools for students include Grammarly for checking grammar, Otter.ai for note-taking, and Jenni.ai for research.
AI Tools for Various Tasks
The AI tools below are free, easy to use, useful, have varied functionality, and have many use cases. For each platform, see use cases and prompt ideas, but remember to expand on these prompts to better suit your desired outcome.
AI Tools for Students:
- "Break down (subject/ topic) into smaller, easier-to-understand parts."
- "Provide me with 5 recommended resources for (topic), and explain why each one could be useful for me."
- "Create a study schedule for 3 classes over a 3 week time period. Each study session should be X long and not over weekends."
AI Tools for Recipe Ideas:
- "Draft a weekly meal plan for a family of 4. A mix of meats and vegetables."
- "Create a shopping list for the above meal plan. What would the approximate price be?"
AI Tools for Fitness Coaches:
- "Out of these gyms (list), compare pricing plans, benefits and disadvantages to help me decide which would be best suited for me, based on (beginner/type of exercise)."
- "Create a customised weekly workout guide for a (age) year old, who aims to (state fitness goal). I have (list equipment) and can only work out on Monday, Thursday and Sunday."
AI Tools for Travel Planning:
- "Make a list of travel destination recommendations based on…."
- "Provide me with a 3-day travel itinerary for (city/location)."
Chat GPT and Gemini
Chat GPT and Gemini are prominent AI platforms impacting workplace productivity. Chat GPT, created by Open AI, has become a popular chatbot AI tool with various applications. On the other hand, Gemini, from Google, offers features like Notetaker for meetings and deep research capabilities.
For a more detailed understanding of Chat GPT, the Open AI Academy provides insights for beginners and experts. Additionally, Open AI has a specific prompt engineering page for Chat GPT users.
