This might be the smartest AI hack I’ve seen


Hey hey.

I saw this tip on LinkedIn and had to share, because honestly… it’s kinda genius.

And you might wanna steal it.

If you’re stuck on a problem or decision, upload an entire book into ChatGPT and let the author coach you through it.

You basically turn authors (dead or alive) into personal consultants.

Here’s how they did it (and how you can too):

Want to get healthier?
→ Upload Good Energy and ask what Dr. Casey Means would fix about your habits.

Need better copy?
→ Feed it Olgivy on Advertising and have David Olgivy roast your landing page.

Need help with big-picture strategy?
→ Combine a few of your favorite business-focused biographies and ask what they'd do. (Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, My Life in Full by Indra Nooyi, Profit First by Mike Michalowicz, etc.)

Here’s the step-by-step:

1. Buy or download the ebook. (PDF or EPUB are the easiest, but sometimes Google Books has free previews.)

2. Convert it to a .txt file. (Zamzar, CloudConvert, or Online-Convert.com are all free.)

3. Upload it to ChatGPT.

4. Ask questions as if the author is your coach.

That’s it!

You could do this with literally any book:

  • Parenting books
  • Memoirs
  • Business classics
  • Relationship guides
  • Even cookbooks

I’m definitely trying this, but you know I will not stop reading books (and neither should you!)

Anyway. Here's a life update because... why not:

🗽 I'm spending the weekend and next week in NYC for work (so I guess I need to find a jacket).

🏒 I made a slightly unhinged hockey smut video on IG and it's going a bit viral.

My husband laughed… so I passed the hockey player test.

📖 Also, I finished the second draft of my novel and just started querying agents.

Here's my weekly recap:
→ Sent 5 emails
→ Haven't heard back from 4
→ One wrote back and asked for the full manuscript

So yeah. We’re in it.

That's it!

Have a great rest of your week 😘

Christina

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