5 tips for checking off your daily tasks
I was skeptical when OpenAI announced ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode. It was one thing to be able to talk and have my words transcribed for the text conversation, but to engage in a back-and-forth chat with the AI chatbot and not be able to see what it was writing as it spoke felt unnecessary and a little unnerving.
I’ve since changed my mind. Using Advanced Voice Mode isn’t just dictating what you would normally type; the AI genuinely changes its behavior to mimic human conversation better. It’s possible to interrupt the AI and even change your mind mid-sentence when using AV Mode. And the voice you hear is a long way from the robotic tones of even a few years ago, especially after some recent upgrades to the tone and rhythm of how ChatGPT speaks.
When you’re using it to help you organize your life and get through chores, it’s much more like talking to a human assistant on the phone than I would have once believed. And while it can’t physically help out, it can create digital records that can last well beyond the conversation’s end.
Here are some tricks I’ve found for getting the most out of Advanced Voice Mode that you might not have thought of.1. Don’t overthink it
AI chatbots are not human, but they are improving at mimicking human interactions. That includes getting motivated and figuring out how to start something.
So, say you want to clean your kitchen. You can put ChatGPT in AV Mode and tell it that you want to start cleaning your kitchen, but you’re unsure where to begin. The AI could then start guiding you by saying, « How about you start by clearing off the counters? » And once you’ve cleared the counter, it’s easier to keep going.
You can then say, “Okay, what’s next?” and it will suggest actions, like wiping surfaces or loading the dishwasher. The point is that you don’t have to do a lot of planning – you simply have a chat with ChatGPT and figure it out as you go.
You can even describe your kitchen or share photos, and it will help you go through the whole room until it’s sparkling clean. The idea is to use Advanced Voice Mode not to plan the entire project, but to reduce inertia by vocalizing a specific and achievable first move. It’s less about perfect productivity and more about interrupting the avoidance routine with a verbal nudge.
