Thank you for writing this! I hope this becomes a prime post as it talks about what no one seems to be talking about — perspective and approaches to balance the pros and cons!
How do you plan your approach with Claude during your morning AI sessions? Do you submit a plan and ask for feedback, or list the tasks on your mind and ask Claude to suggest a plan? Thanks
Hey there! First off, THANK YOU for this comment - it absolutely made my day! You totally nailed it... this is exactly the conversation I was hoping to spark because you're right - hardly anyone is talking about this balance even though we're ALL experiencing it!
So about those morning AI sessions with Claude... they're actually a bit of both, and they've evolved over time as I've figured out what works! Here's my actual process (warts and all):
I usually start with a brain dump - just throwing ALL the things swirling in my head at Claude. Like "Here are the 7 things on my plate today, the 3 problems I'm stuck on, and that weird idea I had at 2 AM that probably makes no sense." Total chaos, honestly.
Then I ask Claude to help me:
Group related tasks together
Identify what actually needs to be done TODAY vs what can wait
Spot dependencies (like "you can't do X until Y is finished")
Flag anything that looks like it needs more clarity
The magic happens in the back-and-forth after that initial dump. Claude might point out "these three tasks all involve the same codebase, maybe batch them together?" or "this task seems vague, can you clarify what success looks like?"
I've found asking "What am I missing?" or "What's the highest leverage task here?" often reveals blind spots I hadn't considered.
What I DON'T do anymore is ask Claude to create a minute-by-minute schedule. Tried that. Failed spectacularly! Too rigid, and the first unexpected Slack message would destroy the whole plan. Now I aim for blocks of focused work with clear priorities rather than precise timing.
One last tip that's been game-changing: I end every morning session by asking "What's one question I should ask myself before diving into work today?" Claude often comes up with something that helps frame my entire day better.
Curious if you've tried something similar or have a completely different approach? I'm always looking to refine this system!
Thank you Pawel. This is very helpful. I hadn't considered this approach before.
It's quite helpful, actually.
I tried it and I'm surprised with the results
- Distance: Claude worked as a neutral reviewer and help to review my list without the emotions I had for certain items.
- Focus areas: I used your questions and Claude nicely organised my brain dump into something neatly grouped, which was much easier to prioritise.
Your other tips (what am I missing, leverage task, one question,...) are also gems. THANK YOU!
I tend to be a bit worried that items get deleted or reframed from what I wrote. I had up comparing my initial list with the results. I wish there was a way to
- Dump everything on my mind
- Get AI to process it, and adding reference numbers to each item.
- Showing it to me side-by-side so I see if the AI text improvements are ok
- Group items and plan the day.
- Then easily keep adding items and repeat the process. Overtime AI should learn what are my main areas of focus and my daily time allocated per area so it can make suggestions in terms of overload with tasks, etc.
These comparisons of what I wrote initially and the content from the sequential iterations are time killing and distracting. I wish there was a way that AI kept the integrity and made improvements clear (coloured?).
I look forward to my next brain dump with Claude!! You made my day.
PS: do you use / suggest any AI tool that aggregates many AI chats, like abacus?
Thank you for writing this! I hope this becomes a prime post as it talks about what no one seems to be talking about — perspective and approaches to balance the pros and cons!
How do you plan your approach with Claude during your morning AI sessions? Do you submit a plan and ask for feedback, or list the tasks on your mind and ask Claude to suggest a plan? Thanks
Hey there! First off, THANK YOU for this comment - it absolutely made my day! You totally nailed it... this is exactly the conversation I was hoping to spark because you're right - hardly anyone is talking about this balance even though we're ALL experiencing it!
So about those morning AI sessions with Claude... they're actually a bit of both, and they've evolved over time as I've figured out what works! Here's my actual process (warts and all):
I usually start with a brain dump - just throwing ALL the things swirling in my head at Claude. Like "Here are the 7 things on my plate today, the 3 problems I'm stuck on, and that weird idea I had at 2 AM that probably makes no sense." Total chaos, honestly.
Then I ask Claude to help me:
Group related tasks together
Identify what actually needs to be done TODAY vs what can wait
Spot dependencies (like "you can't do X until Y is finished")
Flag anything that looks like it needs more clarity
The magic happens in the back-and-forth after that initial dump. Claude might point out "these three tasks all involve the same codebase, maybe batch them together?" or "this task seems vague, can you clarify what success looks like?"
I've found asking "What am I missing?" or "What's the highest leverage task here?" often reveals blind spots I hadn't considered.
What I DON'T do anymore is ask Claude to create a minute-by-minute schedule. Tried that. Failed spectacularly! Too rigid, and the first unexpected Slack message would destroy the whole plan. Now I aim for blocks of focused work with clear priorities rather than precise timing.
One last tip that's been game-changing: I end every morning session by asking "What's one question I should ask myself before diving into work today?" Claude often comes up with something that helps frame my entire day better.
Curious if you've tried something similar or have a completely different approach? I'm always looking to refine this system!
Thank you Pawel. This is very helpful. I hadn't considered this approach before.
It's quite helpful, actually.
I tried it and I'm surprised with the results
- Distance: Claude worked as a neutral reviewer and help to review my list without the emotions I had for certain items.
- Focus areas: I used your questions and Claude nicely organised my brain dump into something neatly grouped, which was much easier to prioritise.
Your other tips (what am I missing, leverage task, one question,...) are also gems. THANK YOU!
I tend to be a bit worried that items get deleted or reframed from what I wrote. I had up comparing my initial list with the results. I wish there was a way to
- Dump everything on my mind
- Get AI to process it, and adding reference numbers to each item.
- Showing it to me side-by-side so I see if the AI text improvements are ok
- Group items and plan the day.
- Then easily keep adding items and repeat the process. Overtime AI should learn what are my main areas of focus and my daily time allocated per area so it can make suggestions in terms of overload with tasks, etc.
These comparisons of what I wrote initially and the content from the sequential iterations are time killing and distracting. I wish there was a way that AI kept the integrity and made improvements clear (coloured?).
I look forward to my next brain dump with Claude!! You made my day.
PS: do you use / suggest any AI tool that aggregates many AI chats, like abacus?
I am followig Theo on Twitch, who is co-createor of this simple one: https://t3.chat/chat - it's a great tool to have many AI in one!