Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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AI can save an enormous amount of time, but only if you know where it belongs in your work.

In this video, I share how I currently use AI for YouTube metadata, titles, financial reports, research, daily learning, thumbnails and proofreading. I also explain the firm boundary I use to protect the creative work that must remain mine.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Is AI improving productivity—or encouraging procrastination?
00:42 The work I do each week
01:20 My rules for using AI
01:36 Why AI never writes my content
03:03 Creating YouTube metadata and timestamps
05:09 Using AI to generate better titles
06:43 Organising sales and VAT reports
08:41 Find the work you hate doing
09:14 Weekly research and industry insights
11:11 Using AI as a personal teacher
13:33 Generating thumbnails
16:21 Proofreading without rewriting my work
18:12 Where AI saves me the most time
19:04 You do not need to panic about AI
21:03 How I protect the creative process



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