AI for personal tasks and life admin: 669 real cases with prompts
669 source-checked cases in Personal. Each shows what happened and the prompt.
Clean up a Gmail inbox with Gemini's search prompts (hit or miss)
Gemini in Gmail wrote and summarized emails well, but its inbox search and clean-up prompts worked only about 25% of the time: partial.
PartialGemini in GmailEvidence: Article or interviewView CasePlan a gluten-free week of Trader Joe's meals on $125 with ChatGPT
ChatGPT's gluten-free Trader Joe's plan missed ingredients and prices; the writer's receipt came to $160, $35 over the $125 budget.
PartialChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseFind forgotten subscriptions on a credit card statement with ChatGPT
ChatGPT flagged every recurring charge on a credit card statement in seconds and suggested which forgotten ones to cancel.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CasePlan five days of meals and a $75 grocery list with ChatGPT
ChatGPT's $75 week of meals came in on budget, but the writer bought five things they didn't need and found the meals repetitive.
PartialChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseGet a weekly digest of school emails with Gemini in Gmail
A writer asks Gemini in Gmail what they need to know about school this week and says it saves them about 5 hours a week.
WorkedGemini in GmailEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyPoster says:About 5 hours a week saved
View CaseFind a mobile mechanic for a dead car battery with Grok
A driver says Grok found a mobile mechanic minutes after their battery died, and the battery was replaced by 9:30 am.
WorkedGrokEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseRewrite a resume from three reviewers' points of view with Grok
Grok critiqued a resume as three different reviewers and merged the feedback in the author's voice; it has drawn responses.
WorkedGrokEvidence: Described by posterView CaseMake a complete moving-house checklist with Perplexity
Perplexity turned a pending move into a cited, checkable list of pre-move, moving-day and post-move tasks.
WorkedPerplexityEvidence: Screenshots or logsBeginner-friendlyView CaseWork out how much to save per paycheck for a cross-country move with ChatGPT
ChatGPT worked out savings per paycheck for a cross-country move, but its math had errors until the writer fixed the prompt.
PartialChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseWork out what check-engine codes mean and what to test, with ChatGPT
ChatGPT gave sound tests for three check-engine codes but, by the YouTuber's account, did not diagnose the actual leak.
PartialChatGPTEvidence: Shown on videoView CaseTurn kids' activities into a daily family schedule with ChatGPT
A mom gives ChatGPT their kids' routines and gets a detailed daily family schedule, plus picky-eater recipes and chore lists.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendlyView CaseTrack and cancel unused subscriptions with ChatGPT agent
ChatGPT agent scans for recurring charges and reminds the author to cancel before renewal, helping cancel unused streaming services.
WorkedChatGPT agentEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseFind an available domain name with ChatGPT agent
The poster found ChatGPT agent useful for finding an available domain name that met a set of constraints.
WorkedChatGPT agentEvidence: Described by posterView CaseBook a business-lunch restaurant reservation with ChatGPT agent
From a terse prompt, ChatGPT agent booked a business-lunch table with a shellfish allergy noted, in 11 minutes versus about 2 by hand.
WorkedChatGPT agentEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseSign up for a Steam account with Comet Assistant
Comet Assistant created a Steam account with the poster's email and solved a captcha the poster had failed.
WorkedPerplexity Comet AssistantEvidence: Described by posterView CaseBook a restaurant reservation with ChatGPT agent (failure case)
ChatGPT agent took about 5 minutes to reach a reservation page, then handed back; the poster called it a waste of time: a failure.
FailureChatGPT agentEvidence: Described by posterView CaseWeekly meal plan, priced grocery list and spreadsheet with ChatGPT agent
ChatGPT agent created five healthy dinner recipes, a grocery list priced with Instacart data, and exported it all to Google Sheets.
WorkedChatGPT agentEvidence: Article or interviewView CasePlan a house-inspection Saturday with ChatGPT agent (blocked)
ChatGPT agent was asked to search Melbourne homes and plan Saturday inspections, but the site and the agent blocked each other: a failure.
FailureChatGPT agentEvidence: Described by posterView CaseRename, organize and de-duplicate files with Claude Code
Claude Code organized and renamed files and folders and removed duplicates. The poster says it worked incredibly well.
WorkedClaude CodeEvidence: Described by posterView CaseOrganize 225 Apple Notes with Claude Code
Claude Code read and changed the local Apple Notes database and organized 225 notes in about 5 minutes with little manual effort.
WorkedClaude CodeEvidence: Described by posterPoster says:225 notes organized in about 5 minutes
View CaseBuild a parenting shift-tracker app with Replit Agent
A non-coder built a working night-shift tracking app for couples with Replit Agent in about 3 hours for under $50, the author reports.
WorkedReplit AgentEvidence: Screenshots or logsPoster says:Idea to app in 3 hours for $50
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