Thread by @tyler_agg

most people are overwhelmed by the amount AI tools coming out everyday

here's a simple framework to pick only the tools that you should focus on:

most people rn are drowning in AI tools and switching back and forth

they see everyone on Twitter posting about the latest workflow or this new tool that will change their life

all it does is overwhelm them even more

like I've seen people with subscriptions to 15+ AI tools who still can't write a decent prompt

they're spending more time learning new interfaces than actually getting good at using AI

here's my framework for cutting through the noise

step 1: ignore AI for a second

what do you actually do all day?

> writing content?
> editing videos?
> managing projects?
> building stuff?

sounds obvious af but start with what you actually spend time doing

step 2: map tools to what you actually do every day

copywriter - pick something for writing and research

agency owner - automate proposals and client updates

developer - use AI for coding and documentation

you want to match tools to the stuff that actually eats up your time

step 3: pick one model and stick with it

let's just say Claude or ChatGPT (pick either, doesn't matter)

then add maximum 2 specialized tools based on your work like:
> cursor for coding
> veo3 for video
> n8n for basic automation

whatever it is just stick to that

and yeah each LLM has different strengths and weaknesses

but there's literally no point in having 4 different LLMs in your stack

if you don't even know how to write decent prompts

and if you're a beginner especially the differences between them are going to be so minuscule

the problem I see is most people do the opposite of everything I jsut said

they try every tool they see mentioned online

then spend all their time switching between apps

instead of mastering any of them

and literally get nowhere as a result

hen someone sends me "check out this new AI tool"

I usually ignore it unless it solves a specific problem I have right now or ALOT of people talk about it

because there will always be another "game changing" tool next week

if not the next day lol

like guys I only pay for 4 AI tools total

GPT/Claude for my LLMs, Cursor for code, Whispr for voice notes

that's literally my entire AI stack and it handles everything I need

and I literally just got Claude like 3-4 months ago

to recap:

> figure out what you actually do all day
> match tools to the stuff that eats your time
> pick one LLM + max 2 specialized tools

and then just good af at them

like especially if you’re a beginner, i promise you that it’ll make you feel much less overwhelmed

and you’ll actually get a lot better 10x faster