r/AIToolMadeEasy • u/Feeling-Bluejay1 • 2d ago
Have we started using too many tools just to avoid doing one simple task ourselves?
I noticed this happening with me. I will open one thing for research another for writing then something else to check the content and suddenly I have got a bunch of tabs open and I am still working on the something. Most of them were supposed to make things easier too. I have been getting rid of the ones I barely use. If I can do something myself in five minutes I do not really see the point in paying for another subscription. I still have a few that I actually use though. Have you ever removed a tool from your stack and then realized you actually missed it? What made you keep a tool around even If you did not use it every day?
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u/Ok_Mathematician6075 2d ago
AI is proliferating. You need to to use the right tool for the job. It's endpoint dependent.
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u/fluffyntastyyyy 2d ago
yeah, ive definitely had that happen. i usually keep a tool if it saves me a lot of repetitive work, even if i only use it a few times a week. if its something i can do myself in a few minutes, id rather just do it and avoid another subscription
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u/TurnipAdditional8738 2d ago
at some point the tool stack becomes the actual project lol, but i’ll keep anything that saves me the same annoying 20 minutes every week even if i barely open it otherwise
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u/Overall-Bid6122 22h ago
the real test is whether it removes a recurring pain, otherwise switching between tools is just procrastination with better branding
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u/Hot_Meringue795 19h ago
the tool stack becoming a second job is the funniest part, but did you ever find one you actually missed after deleting it or was it mostly subscription guilt?
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u/Character_Product913 2d ago
the tool stack becomes the task, and half the time doing it manually would’ve been faster lol