November 12, 2025
How AI Gave Me My Time Back
A guide for the confused: AI fundamentals
Let’s be real — none of us got into this line of work because we loved staring at spreadsheets or fighting with formatting. We signed up for the mission. Yet most of our days are spent buried in administrative tasks that drain our energy.
As a social entrepreneur, I suffered with this all my life. I never had the full resources to bring my mission to life. I literally spent time doing every little thing by hand instead of focusing on the bigger picture. I was drowned in the day-to-day.
I’ve done like such donkey work, I’m telling you… doing every single thing myself.
I think every single one of us has felt that at some point. We just lack the damn resources.
This was the reality until AI showed up. AI has transformed my life. All my work struggles have disappeared. Nothing takes more than minutes to accomplish.
I’ve seen tasks like grant writing go from “50 hours down to 3 minutes literally.” I know that sounds too good to be true, but it’s pretty magical.
If you’re feeling new and confused by all the headlines — take a deep breath. 😮💨
AI fundamentals: nothing to fear
To help you understand the new AI wave, I’ve taken my recent deep-dive discussion with an AI engineer and chopped it into bite-sized clips: What is Generative AI, Humans in the Loop, Our Favorite AI Tools, etc.
The biggest secret about this new wave of AI is that it’s the most easy technology to work with — because you don’t need to really understand the tech. The tech understands you.
What is Generative AI — the new AI that’s reshaping everything.
Human-in-the-Loop (even with AI agents) — this term has been thrown around so much, but you’ll be glad to hear AI agents can’t function autonomously. You’re very much needed.
Our Favorite AI Tools — we share some of our go-to AI tools. Me, as someone engineering the society, and my co-host, as an AI engineer — these are the tools we can’t live without.
The future is going to be amazing. Let’s stop doing the donkey work and start doing our dream work. AI has transformed my life — below is just a glimpse.
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Originally published on Substack — read the original →.
