5 Ways I Use AI to Be More Productive, and Not Burn Out
- Brainz Magazine
- Jul 31
- 4 min read
Elena Volk is a speaker, entrepreneur, blogger, and author of business articles. She has over 8 years of experience running businesses, including an IT recruitment agency and an online school for IT recruiters. Elena also helps others start working for themselves through mentorship.
When everyone around me was just starting to test ChatGPT in 2023, I decided to go a little deeper. Because AI is not just an “assistant” for me, but a full-fledged force multiplier. And at the same time, it does not replace a person: I have a real assistant. And my assistant also has an AI assistant.
This article contains 5 ways to work with AI that I actually use almost every day. After all, working properly with artificial intelligence is about focus, consistency, and saving resources.
1. ChatGPT as a critic of my social media content
I don't just "ask questions." I build a dialogue, like with an editor or a copywriter. I have an idea, I know what I want to say to the audience. AI helps to structure and bring all the thoughts together.
A few steps work best:
Firstly, I describe the audience: how they live, what challenges they face, what they fear, and what they want.
Then I ask the AI to create text [or other types of content] based on this portrait.
Next, the most interesting part: I ask it to imagine that it is my target audience and give me honest criticism.
Then it rewrites the text, taking into account all the comments.
And finally, I add voice personalization: I dictate examples, style, and my experience. And I ask that it take all this into account in the final version.
This is “critical thinking in a box”.
Now it is very easy to recognize texts that have been completely generated by AI. They read “plastic”, without a sense of personality. Therefore, I do not call for simply generating posts via chat. I am a fan of a personalized approach and cooperation between humans and artificial intelligence. After all, with AI, you can significantly speed up the creation of structure, tone, funnels, websites, email newsletters, etc.
Hint: If you want the tone of the text to be “yours,” just show AI examples of your previous posts. It works.
2. Sites you create in a day (and creatives for them)
I tested several no-code platforms, but the one that impressed me the most was Lovable.ai.
There you can:
Invent a new product,
Write down the positioning,
And in a few hours, you have a website that you are not ashamed to show to the world.
For example, I created a website with my services as a personal brand expert. I can’t share it yet, but I assure you that it is a full-fledged website with all the modern functionality and stylish design.
And another tool that I use nearby is AI photo generators. Sometimes there are tasks when there is no photo from the right place or image. For example, before launching a retreat in Cappadocia, I wanted to convey the atmosphere of this magical place, but I didn’t have suitable content.
And AI created a photo with balloons for me, which I used on social media for the poster. It looked so realistic that it caused a lot of emotions in both me and the audience.
3. AI for recruiting: Eva, our AI sourcer
We created our own AI character. Her name is Eva.
This is not just a “bot” but a full-fledged AI avatar that we designed through a generator. She participates in our videos, appears in Reels, comments on trends, shares analytics, and has actually become part of EvoTalents in the virtual world.
We are the first in Ukraine among recruiting agencies to do this. Therefore, we sincerely consider Eva to be our unique highlight, which 100% attracts attention and distinguishes our content from others.
4. Bludot transcriptions to help you remember key interview points
This tool is not used by me personally, but by our team of recruiters at EvoTalents. And I see how it changes the approach.
Bludot does not just transcribe the meeting, but also highlights key points, risks, strong points, and forms a short summary for each candidate.
This allowed the team:
To more actively form funnels,
To more accurately convey candidate portraits to clients,
And, most importantly, to find relevant candidates even faster, which accelerated the closing of vacancies.
This isn’t just a time saver for teams that have dozens of interviews a week. It’s an efficiency that reduces the risk of missing something important or repeating a mistake.
5. Business strategy through AI: faster, clearer, with focus
AI has become my sparring partner when I launch a new direction or project.
Sometimes I just dictate what I want to do by voice. Sometimes I send a guide or a role description. AI itself structures the information, makes a clear model or ad text.
This allows me to think more broadly, but act clearly.
For example, I gave the chatbot the requirements for a future recruiting partner when a new position opened at EvoTalents ,and in a few minutes, I received a ready-made ad, which only needed to be supplemented with nuances.
What I learned about AI and productivity
Don't be afraid to experiment.
Don't demand perfect text or dialogue.
If you feel overwhelmed, give yourself permission to delegate, even if it's just an AI assistant.
Your time is an asset.
And if something can free up 15 minutes, it can free up an hour. The main thing is to take the time to learn how to communicate effectively with AI. And then it will take over many of your functions.
Read more from Elena Volk
Elena Volk, Founder & CEO of EvoTalents Recruiting Agency
Elena Volk founded the IT recruitment agency EvoTalents and the online school for IT recruiters, EvoTalents.School.
8 years ago, she made one of the most challenging but best decisions of her life — to leave her job, move to London, and start working for herself, first as a freelancer and later as an entrepreneur.
Over these years, she built a team and established an agency that is now among the top IT recruitment agencies in Ukraine.
