Good morning all, happy Thursday. It’s the day before an extra long weekend in our house. PA Day tomorrow and Family Day on Monday. So that gives today a bit of a Friday feel.
For today’s post I wanted to share with you my learnings of using ChatGPT, the AI tool that is taking over the world.
In the early days I used to mostly for playing around and testing what it could do. Writing silly emails to friends and seeing what it would say when you asked it subjective questions.
It’s been a huge help in resume creation and cover letter writing as well as kick starting some idea generation.
I still think it’s pretty obvious when you read it that a computer created it, but it’s getting better.
What I like most about ChatGPT is you can dump so much info into it and with the write prompts, it can spit out amazing results in seconds.
In fact there is one recent blog post on this site that was a ChatGPT creation. I wonder if you can tell?
As someone who likes to write and tell stories, ChatGPT is a true time saver as you can give it the quick and dirty information and it will create a first draft in the exact style and length you need.
Then it’s an editing and optimizing exercise rather than staring at a blank screen or taking all day to write factual information.
It’s also very helpful for creating ideas.
Today this is what I entererd to try and map out a list of topics that would work on my blog.
I gave ChatGPT the URL to the blog, some content from the about page and the top 15 search queries from Google and asked it to make a list of topics that I could write about. Here is what it gave me in about a second.
Certainly! Here are 20 potential topics for your blog:
- “The Evolution of Fatherhood: From Provider to Caregiver”
- “Navigating the Pre-Teen Years: Tips for Parents”
- “Rediscovering Parenting: How My Role as a Dad Has Changed Over Time”
- “Reviewing the Latest Grilling Gadgets for Big Green Egg Enthusiasts”
- “Family-Friendly Activities in Toronto: Hidden Gems for Quality Time”
- “Parenting in the Digital Age: Balancing Screen Time and Real-Life Adventures”
- “Crafting the Perfect Beer Can Chicken Recipe for Green Egg Grilling”
- “The Kumon Experience: Insights from Parents and Students”
- “Building Resilience in Kids: Lessons Learned from Parenting Challenges”
- “The Power of Dad Jokes: How Humor Strengthens Family Bonds”
- “Exploring Creative Ways to Connect with Your Kids Beyond Technology”
- “Mindful Parenting: Practices for Cultivating Presence and Patience”
- “Raising Adventurous Eaters: Tips for Introducing New Foods to Kids”
- “DIY Projects for Dads and Kids: Bonding Through Building”
- “Traveling with Teens: Tips for Making Family Vacations Memorable”
- “Navigating the Teenage Years: Supporting Independence While Staying Connected”
- “The Importance of Self-Care for Dads: Finding Balance Amidst Parenthood”
- “Fostering Sibling Relationships: Strategies for Building Strong Bonds”
- “The Legacy of Fatherhood: Reflecting on What We Pass Down to Our Children”
- “Celebrating Milestones: Honoring Moments Big and Small in Parenthood”
These topics touch on various aspects of parenting, family life, personal growth, and specific interests like grilling on the Big Green Egg, providing a diverse range of content for your blog.
Not bad right? The titles are a little plain, but the actual topics are totally ideas I can see on this blog and that I would enjoy writing about.
Then you can take that much further. You could ask ChatGPT to make a writing structure for each of those topics including headings, keywords and meta descriptions.
You can ask to have all the related social media posts written for you. If you do paid advertising, you can have all your ads written for you. You can ask for hundreds of variations.
This is with the free version of ChatGPT. Pay to use the upgraded version and you can plug into so many things. You can start to create graphic and audio. You can have the computer basically automate any reseach project you have.
If you really didn’t want to write at all, you could pick a topic and ask it to write 1,000 words matching the tone of how I write already.
I don’t really recommend this as a complete copy and paste exercise because Google is also smart and can flag 100% AI generated content.
But. you could certainly go through it and edit to match more of a human voice.
Are you seeing the lure of this thing? The time it can save you. Writing is hard work and time consuming and for many, this tool is changing everything.
Yes it’s in the early stages and it still reads very computer like, but what about in a year? A few years? Without crazy regulation, it’s going to become harder and harder for the actual writers out there to compete.
I can’t even imagine what it is like to be a teacher trying to navigate what is real and what isn’t.
For now, I am mostly playing around with ChatGPT to understand it rather than use it to take short cuts.
I enjoy the actual process of writing but even I do admit, jumping a few steps every now and then is a lot of fun.
What are your thoughts on AI and ChatCPT?
