You do not need a second brain. You need a Tuesday.
Most creator “AI stacks” are shopping lists. They look impressive in a screenshot and die in a bookmarks bar. This is the opposite: three surfaces, ninety minutes, then you ship.
The rule
If a tool does not touch research, drafting, or delivery, it waits. Curiosity is allowed. Subscriptions are not.
The stack
- One chat model you already pay for. Use it as a junior teammate, not an oracle. Same place, every task.
- One notes surface. Apple Notes, Notion, Obsidian — pick the one you already open. Capture briefs and outcomes there, not in the chat history.
- One capture habit. A 4-line brief before you prompt: audience, offer, voice, and what “done” looks like.
That is the whole product. Everything else is flavor.
The 90 minutes
Minutes 0–15 — Kill list. Write down every AI tab you opened this month. Close the ones you have not used twice. Refund what you can.
Minutes 15–45 — Briefing page. One page. Who you serve. How you sound. Words you never use. Three examples of “this is me” work. Paste that page above every important prompt.
Minutes 45–90 — One workflow end to end. Research a newsletter issue, a client deck, or a landing-page rewrite. Save the prompt + the edit notes in your notes surface. That file is the asset. The chat is disposable.
What this is not
It is not a second operating system. It is not “agentic.” It will not replace your taste. It will make Tuesday quieter.
If you want the briefing page as a fill-in PDF, grab the AI Creator Starter Kit.