Integrating AI tools into daily workflows promised significant productivity gains. After three months of systematic testing and implementation, here's an honest assessment of what works, what doesn't, and the unexpected challenges of human-AI collaboration.
Tools Tested
- ChatGPT Plus: Research, writing assistance, code review
- GitHub Copilot: Code completion and suggestion
- Notion AI: Content generation and data analysis
- Midjourney: Visual concept development
- Otter.ai: Meeting transcription and summarization
Implementation Strategy
Rather than adopting everything simultaneously, I introduced one tool per week, measuring impact on specific metrics: time saved, quality improvement, and cognitive load reduction. The key was identifying which tasks benefit most