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I almostquit ChatGPT.

What do I do instead?

Stefaan Maene

Stefaan Maene

Operator and builder

A cheeky white robot walks away carrying a moving box full of chat bubbles, leaving a glowing pink speech bubble behind. Headline: I almost quit ChatGPT. What do I do instead? ChatGPT and Claude logos.

In June I started 275 conversations with ChatGPT. In July, 59.

I didn't use AI less. I stopped chatting and started building. Part of the work moved to Claude. The rest stopped being a chat at all.

What replaced the chats:

  1. 1Tools that hold the answer, so nobody asks the same thing twice.
  2. 2Agents that do the job every morning without being asked.
  3. 3One folder they all read from, so none of them starts from zero.

The chat is where you learn what you need. The tool is where you stop needing to ask.

If your company's AI strategy is "everyone has a ChatGPT licence", you're still in June.

Which month is your company in?

Stefaan Maene

Stefaan Maene

Operator and builder. Runs a €100M+ multi-brand business across three regulated markets. Builds his own tooling.

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