AI mini routines that you can insert into your existing day
You don't need another huge system, tool or course. It is enough to insert a couple of small AI routines into your day that take over the boring part of the work - instead of eating up more of your time.
The goal of this text is for you to get concrete suggestions that you can test today, without changing the entire workflow.
Before you go: one important decision
Choose one AI assistant (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini… whatever you have handy) and use it for most things. The less you jump between tools, the faster you'll develop a routine.
Then think: where exactly do you waste the most time?
- writing emails and messages,
- summarizing information (articles, PDFs, meetings),
- drafting texts, offers, announcements,
- planning tasks and priorities.
Choose one area and go from there. Everything else can wait.
Morning routine: 7-minute “AI briefing”
Instead of starting the morning by scrolling the nets, do a small briefing with your AI assistant.
- Upload a list of tasks for today (both private and business).
- Send it to the AI with the task: "Arrange this for me into 3 priorities and suggest how I should divide the day into blocks."
- Ask him to shorten your list to "the 3 most important + the rest if I can manage.".
In the end, you get a small work plan that is realistic, not just a nicely written to-do.
Pre-email routine: 3 minutes before sending
Instead of writing an email over and over again, use AI as a "background writer".
- Write the raw text quickly – as if you were typing a message to yourself.
- Send it to AI and say: "Rewrite this into a clear, short email, tone: professional but friendly."
- Add: "Shorten to a maximum of 6 sentences."
You still decide what you write, AI just sorts out the format and saves you time and energy.
A "raw draft" instead of a blank page
Creating the first draft is often the hardest part of the job. This is where AI excels.
- Instead of staring at a blank page, write 4–5 sentences of what you want to say.
- Add key points: who you are writing to, what the goal is, how much space you have.
- Ask the AI: "Create a draft of the text (not a finished text), with headings and short sections."
You get a skeleton that you can redo with your own style, instead of starting from scratch.
Evening mini-review: 5 minutes to learn from the day
At the end of the day, before you close your laptop, open AI chat and do a short "daily review".
- Write what you did today in a couple of bullets.
- Write down what exhausted you the most and what went well.
- Ask for a summary and 2–3 specific recommendations for tomorrow (what to repeat, what to remove).
AI is not your therapist here, but a mirror - it helps you see the day more objectively and make small corrections.
How to make these routines really come alive
- Tie each routine to something you already do: morning coffee, opening email, turning off your laptop.
- Use the same commands/prompts every time – that's how you create your own personal "AI template".
- After a week, leave only those routines that really make your day easier.
The goal is not to switch everything to AI, but to free up some space in your head. If you can get at least 30 minutes of focus a day with these mini routines – you're already winning.