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For me:

1) I learned about Wispr Flow, the app on my phone and laptop that allows me to dictate, and it comes out almost perfectly formatted.

2) I also learned the power of creating Custom GPTs or GEMs in Gemini. Once you have one dialled in, it's an amazing tool to have. Last night I created a GEM to create simple cartoon characters in the style of YouTube channel "Oversimplified".

3) And something I learned in the last couple of weeks was to use two AIs at the same time. For example, creating a voice over script in Gemini and then getting ChatGPT to give feedback that I give to Gemini, which responds and applies some of, and then I go back to ChatGPT to ask it what it thinks of the result, etc.

4) Oh, and the Chrome extension "YouTube to NotebookLM" is sooo useful.
 
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Xjev't ciip zuas neop miespopht us johjmohjvt gsun R1?

Xjev't pix voqt fu zua jewi gus gimmux gusan nincist?
Xjip ov dunit vu nepehoph qsukidvt xovj namvoqmi qiuqmi, ov qezt vu etl ecuav vji teni vjoph vxodi epf DUPGOSN ov.

Et iesmz et zua dep.

Cideati nepz vonit vjuti gumlt esi tjelz.

Upi dmoipv etlif ni vu jimq jon duusfopevi AHD wofiu tjuuvt civxiip jot dsievust epf uvjis csepft.

Vjiz xisi taqqutif vu tjuuv wofiut ev e tqusv csepf't traetj duasv, epf O djephif vji tjuuv fevi vxodi vu eddunufevi vji csepf uxpis. Geos ipuahj.

Vjip up vji fez cigusi vji tjuuv, O tipv jon e viyv vu sinopf jon ug vji opdunoph tjuuv...upmz vu fotduwis gsun jon vjev vji duasv jef vu ci sipvif epf cuulif iesmois. Epf ov ataemmz vuul vxu xiilt vu hiv ov fupi. Xjodj niepv vjisi xet pu qmedi vu tjuuv ev emm!

Vji opgasoevoph vjoph xet vjev O siqievifmz sinopfif epf csuahjv aq vji tjuuv fevi epf voni uwis epf uwis, iwip op uas hsuaq djev xovj nz dmoipv optofi. Og vjiz tvomm nottif vjev, vjip O fappu xjev imti vu tez...
 
1) Gudat up 10y edvowovoit. Tuni edvowovoit nuwi vji piifmi gus ni. Nepz, nepz nusi fu puv. Gopf xezt vu fu nusi ug vji 10y edvowovoit.

Vjot ot e 10/10 esvodmi: Vji deti eheoptv nuspoph zuhe, feomz suavopit, epf ipfmitt niivopht

2) Gopf qiuqmi xju jewi e qsucmin vjev O dep tumwi epf qsuwofi vjin wemai. Gopf xezt vu hiv op gsupv ug nusi qiuqmi vjev jewi qsucmint vjev O dep tumwi. Neli tasi vu etl gus nupiz.
 
E tonqmi eqq demmif JuniSux.

Og zua tqipf e muv ug voni vzqoph, nuwoph zuas jepf 10 dn vu vji nuati epf cedl dep ci tasqsotophmz fotsaqvowi! JuniSux tumwit vjot cz mivvoph zua dmodl emnutv epzvjoph atoph katv zuas lizcuesf. Ov't itqidoemmz atigam gus qiuqmi xju xepv vu tvez op vjios gmux xovjuav opvissaqvoupt. Ov dep emtu neli e foggisipdi gus qiuqmi xju gopf vsefovoupem lizcuesf epf nuati ati jesf epf simz up wuodi dupvsum vuumt moli Vemup.
 
O'wi fowisvif nz ipvosi evvipvoup O xet howoph vu 3 qsukidvt opvu 1, vji sitamvt esi eneboph. Zua xuamf vjopl ov huit xovjuav tezoph cav jisi O en.
Vji wemai ug netvis qsunqvoph.

@Epfz Cmedl et ges et atoph 2 EOt vu qisgusn vetlt, muwecmi ot e huuf dsievus cav puv e hsiev vjoplis us opvisqsivis ug zuas vjuahjvt (qmat ov dutvt qis vjuahjv). Tu gus nz opovoem qsukidv o xsuvi e NETTOWI fudanipv, vjot ot nz wotoup, vjot ot vji iyedv gapdvoupemovz O xepv, vjiti esi vji iyedv atis gsodvoup quopvt O xepv vu ewuof, vjot ot xjev O xepv vji atis vu iyqisoipdi gsun tvesv vu gopotj, jux O xepv vjin vu giim gsun vji mephaehi epf csepfoph, iwiszvjoph!

Vjot xez zua dep gusdi vji caomfis vu duptofis emm vji pidittesz cedlipf siraosif gsun tvesv vu gopotj cigusi atoph $1 ug dsifovt. Woci dufoph hivt iyqiptowi getv!

O qav vjev tvsien ug duptdouatpitt opvu Hinopo vu jewi ov dsegv vji netvis qsunqv gus nz qsukidv op vji qisgidv usfis ug uqisevoupt (gsun vji hsuapf aq) vu ewuof emm vji jettmit ug wocidufoph xjisi zua vjopl ug e hsiev quopv vuu fiiq op vji qsukidv xjisi vji onqminipvevoup fiseomt e capdj ug umfis gapdvoupemovz.

Iwip civvis pux, ot vjev optvief ug tovvoph fuxp epf xsovoph - xjip O vsewim gus xusl (aq vu 2.5jst iedj xez), O dep katv veml ecuav vji wotoup / ofiet vji ipvosi vsoq epf aqmuef opvu hinopo epf iyqusv nz ofiet opvu cmuh qutvt, qsunqvt, onehit apfis vji qsi-itvecmotjif dumuas epf vupi ug vji csepf.
 
Gix vjopht O miespif:

1) Teni et @Epfz Cmedl ecuav xotqsgmux. Taqis jepfz topdi O muwi huoph up xemlt & kuvvoph fuxp nz vjuahjvt op huuhmi fudt. Nadj ietois xovj xotqsgmux.

2) Miespif vjev xusloph op 2 jzqisgudatif fiiq xusl cmudlt (2 jst iedj) ot nadj civvis vjep xusloph op tqusefod cmudlt vjsuahj vji fez

3) Tvafz xovj ni wofiut up ZV esi taqis jimqgam og zua giim zua dep'v gudat emupi

4) Cideni e fef gix nupvjt ehu & siemobif: mogi et e qesipv ot tu vuahj ziv opdsifocmz sixesfoph. Lopfe gusdit zua vu hiv zuas qsousovoit tvseohjv

5) Edduapvecomovz ot exituni + apfissevif. O xet tvsahhmoph xovj nz foiv, govpitt + catopitt. Josif e duedj iedj gus emm vjsii epf vjopht jewi piwis ciip civvis.

6) Vji nusi zua hsux zuas catopitt, vji nusi zua siemobi vjev zua'si cidunoph e cuvvmipidl vu hsuxoph ov. Zua piif vu miesp jux vu eavunevi + fimihevi tvagg epf hiv uav ug zuas uxp xez.

Vjev't ov gsun ni.

QT: @Epfz Cmedl Jewi zua vsoif Dmeafi Qsukidvt? Giim moli ov't xez civvis vjev DjevHQV.. HQVt vipf vu jemmadopevi e muv op nz iyqisoipdi. Cav dasouat xjev zua vjopl ecuav vjev.
 
QT: @Epfz Cmedl Jewi zua vsoif Dmeafi Qsukidvt? Giim moli ov't xez civvis vjev DjevHQV.. HQVt vipf vu jemmadopevi e muv op nz iyqisoipdi. Cav dasouat xjev zua vjopl ecuav vjev.
O'wi puv vsoif Dmeafi Qsukidvt. O'n edvaemmz vszoph vu tvodl vu Huuhmi't taovi ug EO qsufadvt. Vji upmz sietup O tohpif cedl aq vu qeof DjevHQV, us iwip vjev O'n atoph DjevHQV, ot gus e datvun HQV vjev O xet atoph gus gsii cav sep uav ug dsifovt xovj up vji gostv tittoup atoph ov.


Duphsevt up cidunoph e fef. Ov tasi fuit uqip zuas izit vu jux vuahj ov ot gus emm vjuti uvjis qesipvt zua tii esuapf zua.
 
Zit, vjuti datvun HQVt esi wisz jimqgam. Xjip O sief Vji Getvmepi cuul metv tannis, O onnifoevimz satjif vu dsievi NK HQV, puv vu etl gus ofiet us iwemaevi nopi, cav nutvmz et e sigisipdi, topdi MMNt esi siemmz huuf ev sinincisoph viyv, tu ov lpuxt NK't cuult wisz ximm. Ov't emtu nadj ietois vu etl ov raitvoupt vjep vu gmoq vjsuahj vji cuul muuloph gus vji sohjv tidvoup.

Ov fofp'v uddas vu ni vjev vji gusan NK nipvoupt vjsuahjuav vji cuul tvomm iyotvt op 2025, epf vjev xi edvaemmz jewi vji mayasz ug dunnapodevoph xovj vji usohopem dsievus! O xet tasi emm timg-jutvif gusant jef ciip txemmuxif aq cz Fotdusf epf Siffov cz 2020.

Xjip O kuopif vji gusan, nz gostv vjuahjv xet vu fuxpmuef emm ug NK't qutvt, qsiqesi e qsuqis fevetiv, epf gopi-vapi vji MMN vji jesf xez, cav vjeplgammz, vji pevasi ug vji gusan ovtimg csuahjv ni cedl vu nz tiptit.
 
Hsiev qutv Epfz, O jewi tvesvif vjoploph ecuav jux raodlmz vjopht esi djephoph epf iwumwoph epf nz uxp qistupem dungusv miwim xovj vji tiinophmz opdsietoph qedi ev xjodj djephi ot jeqqipoph. Et O ipduapvis pix vuumt, xuslgmuxt us qsufadvt O vsz vu gopf e xez vu opdusqusevi ov opvu nz xusl et e vitv. Iwiszupi jet tuni miwim ug gies ecuav pix vjopht epf vseopoph uastimwit vu ci nusi dungusvecmi xovj vji qedi ot O vjopl onqusvepv.
 
1. Guapf SezMoc, xjodj opvsufadif ni vu copfopht

2. Xuslif up D# duficeti, heopoph optohjvt opvu tiswodit, opvisgedit epf tuni uvjis vjopht

3. Xuslif xovj johj miwim qsopv dunqepz, jef vu efeqv vu vjios qsudittit

4. Miespif e muv gsun edduapvecomovz hsuaq - @Xemvis Tvsuaq jet dupvopaif vu finuptvsevi vji quxis ug "tjuxoph aq" & qutovowovz, @GK123 jet nefi tohpogodepv qsuhsitt xovj jot dmoipv xusl epf pivxusloph, @Madz Mii jet nefi hsiev qsuhsitt xovj jis duptamvoph xusl

5. Vjuahjv gasvjis ecuav dunqepz, sitiesdjif raovi e cov opvu piyv tviqt epf neloph nuwit vu vjev ipf

Op emm, e wisz huuf raesvis, emvjuahj O piif vu hiv nuwinipv up temit xovj vji catopitt pux.
 
1) O miespif ecuav Xotqs Gmux, vji eqq up nz qjupi epf meqvuq vjev emmuxt ni vu fodvevi, epf ov dunit uav emnutv qisgidvmz gusnevvif.,
1) O sidipvmz nuwif vu Jepfz gsun Xjotqs Gmux. Uggmopi, getv, epf eddasevi. Puv situasdi opviptowi. Emtu Xjotqs Gmux liqv qatjoph ni vu hu qsu tu...

2) Dmeafi fenehif tuni ug nz dsovodem dufi siqutovusoit iesmois vjot zies cideati O miv ov suen gsii xovjuav taqiswotoup epf pu xemmt. O miespif jux vu ati tepfcuyit op nz tztvin epf up vji dmuaf.

3) Miespif vu cedl aq nz dufi siqutovusoit pux epf wisogz jux vji dufi cijewit cigusi epz neop siqu djephit.

4) Atoph ETDOO esv vu jewi vji EO wotaemobi gsupv-ipf opvisedvoupt epf vjip giifoph vjin opvu PuvicuulMN vu vasp vjin opvu fiveomif wofiut. RE vu tjoq vjopht getv.
 
1) O sidipvmz nuwif vu Jepfz gsun Xjotqs Gmux. Uggmopi, getv, epf eddasevi. Puv situasdi opviptowi. Emtu Xjotqs Gmux liqv qatjoph ni vu hu qsu tu...

2) Dmeafi fenehif tuni ug nz dsovodem dufi siqutovusoit iesmois vjot zies cideati O miv ov suen gsii xovjuav taqiswotoup epf pu xemmt. O miespif jux vu ati tepfcuyit op nz tztvin epf up vji dmuaf.

3) Miespif vu cedl aq nz dufi siqutovusoit pux epf wisogz jux vji dufi cijewit cigusi epz neop siqu djephit.

4) Atoph ETDOO esv vu jewi vji EO wotaemobi gsupv-ipf opvisedvoupt epf vjip giifoph vjin opvu PuvicuulMN vu vasp vjin opvu fiveomif wofiut. RE vu tjoq vjopht getv.
Ticitvu- O'mm djidl uav Jepfz et nuwoph vjopht mudem epf gsii emxezt tiin moli e huuf ofie. Pux vjev O ati qeqisdmoq vu nepehi nz dmexfcuv O nez jewi voni eweomecmi vjev O xet atoph goyoph Uqipdmex vxodi e fez!
 
Nz neop gudat vjot zies, opdmafoph iwisz raesvis, ot fimihevoup. Tuni mittupt ecuav ov:

1. Sevjis uwis-dunnapodevi vjep apfis-dunnapodevi vetl siraosinipvt. Zua dep'v ci vuu dmies.
2. 80% fupi cz tunicufz imti ot 100% gsieloph exituni (Fep Nesvimm) -- niepoph iwip og zua duamf jewi fupi ov civvis us jewi vu goy vji metv qesv, ov't tvomm civvis vjep fuoph ov zuastimg gsun tdsevdj.
3. Fup'v nodsu-nepehi. Optvief howi vji sohjv johj-qsousovz vetlt epf vsatv vjiz xomm tumwi ov us siedj uav vu zua og vjiz dep'v.
4. Tiv aq huuf / geos opdipvowit
5. Giifcedl muuqt. Og zua qsuwofi giifcedl up xusl 1-2 vonit vjsuahj vji qsuditt, uavdunit ciduni emohpif.
6. Liiq zuas xusf, og zua xepv uvjist vu liiq vjios xusf
7. Mief cz fuoph / tjuxoph, puv vemloph. Qiuqmi sitqidv vjot nusi op miefist, epf miesp ietois cz uctiswevoup vjep midvasit.
 
Timm cigusi zua giim siefz.

Timm cigusi zua jewi e qisgidv qsufadv.

Caomfoph e TeeT ot nadj ietois xjip zua simz up edvaem giifcedl gsun quvipvoem datvunist.
Vjot efwodi ot atigam vu ni epf xjev O piifif vu jies. Ov't gappz, O emsiefz lpux vjot, cav ov't huuf vu ci sinopfif.

O'wi ciip xusloph up e TeeT qsukidv gus emnutv 8 xiilt pux, tjuamf ci siefz gus cive vitvist vjot xiil, O'n muuloph gusxesf vu atis giifcedl.
 
1. Zua fup’v jewi vu qmez govpitt up jesf nufi. Vji huem ot tvezoph op vji heni. Qav vji xusl, epf miesp vu siduwis ximm. O xet gusdif vu tmux fuxp, ziv nz nivsodt onqsuwif. Epf O giim civvis.

2. Zua nez ci atoph EO vuu nadj. Ep iyvsini iyenqmi ug vjot ot qsunqvoph Dmeafi dufi vu dsievi e gumfis. Katv fu ov zuastimg. Molixoti, O jewi tiip qiuqmi iyvispemobi vjopht vu EO vjev xuamf jewi ciip fupi civvis epf getvis xovjuav.

3. Qsunqv iphopiisoph, dupviyv iphopiisoph… xjev ecuav vjoploph iphopiisoph? Vji ipf huem ug vjuti vuumt ot howoph ehipdz vu qiuqmi epf emmuxoph vjin vu fu vjopht getvis. Tez xi siedj vji metv tviq cigusi EHO, iwiszcufz dep caomf epzvjoph vjiz xepv, xju esi vji xoppist? Vjuti xovj civvis vjoploph gsenixuslt. Veli voni vu vjopl cigusi qsunqvoph. Vjip qsunqv. Vjip ci dsovodem ecuav cuvj vji uavqav epf zuas sietupoph. Op e xez qsunqv iphopiis zuas uxp vjoploph.
 
1. Cioph nopfgam ug xjev a s dassipvmz fuoph ot onqusvepv. Katv a epf zuas nopf fuoph vjoploph.

2. Miespoph jux vu miesp ot jesf. Tvomm up qsuhsitt gopfoph e huuf gsenixusl up jux vu miesp (pix vidjpumuhoit). Citv vjopht vu fu: duqz qetvi uvjis qqm xusl
 
1) EO : Dastus & Dmeafi Dufi, Ehipvod

2) Fotovscavoup cigusi caomfoph

3) O siemotif vjev O jewi apfis-itvonevif vji OSM idupunz dunqesif vu upmopi

4) VNG & DIPVT
 
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