Peter Liam
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Stories by Peter Liam
How I used AI to design a 12-week fitness plan that actually fit my life
I'd tried generic fitness programs before — the 12-week ones you download as a PDF. They never lasted past week 3. Too rigid, didn't account for my schedule, and assumed I had equipment I don't have. Building a custom plan with ChatGPT was completely different. **The conversation that built my plan:** I started by giving it my full situation: 38 years old, work from home, two kids, can only train Monday/Wednesday/Friday mornings before school drop-off (so 45 minutes max), have dumbbells and a pull-up bar, goal is to lose about 8kg and improve energy levels, history of lower back pain so nothing that aggravates it. It built a 3-day program that worked around every constraint. Then I asked follow-up questions: "What do I do if I miss a session?", "How should I progress the weights each week?", "What does rest and recovery look like on off days?" **The nutrition piece:** I didn't want a meal plan — I just wanted principles. I asked: "Given my goal, what are the 5 most important nutrition habits I should focus on? Keep it simple, I'm not counting calories." It gave me practical rules I've actually maintained. **12 weeks later:** Down 6.5kg. Still going. The program adapted when I told it things weren't working — "my lower back is flaring up on deadlifts" led to a modified version with Romanian deadlifts and more core work. This isn't magic. It's just a program designed for me, not a fictional person.
Design a 12-week fitness program for me. My constraints: [age, schedule, equipment, injuries, time available]. My goal: [goal]. Please include weekly progression, what to do if I miss a session, and simple nutrition principles (no calorie counting).
Read full prompt →How I automated my weekly report at work using ChatGPT — my manager thinks I'm a machine
Every Friday I used to spend 90 minutes writing my weekly status report. Same structure every week, pulling numbers from three different tools, writing summaries of what each project was at. Now it takes me 15 minutes. Here's the exact system. **The setup:** I have a template prompt saved in my notes. Every Friday I: 1. Copy the raw data from our project tool (just the text, nothing fancy) 2. Paste my bullet-point notes about what happened this week 3. Run the prompt **My template prompt:** "You are helping me write my weekly status report. Here is the raw project data: [paste]. Here are my notes: [paste]. Please write a professional status report in this structure: Executive Summary (2-3 sentences), Project Updates (one paragraph each), Risks & Blockers, Next Week's Priorities. Use confident, direct language. No filler phrases." **What I got back:** A polished, professional report that I spend about 5 minutes editing. The AI is particularly good at taking my messy bullet points and turning them into coherent paragraphs. The "no filler phrases" instruction was a game changer — it stopped the AI from writing things like "It's worth noting that..." and "As we move forward..." **The reaction:** My manager mentioned in my last review that my written communication had "really improved this year." I didn't mention the AI. The improvement is real — I've started thinking more clearly about what I actually achieved each week because I have to articulate it to the AI.
Write a professional weekly status report from these notes and data. Structure: Executive Summary, Project Updates, Risks & Blockers, Next Week's Priorities. Use confident, direct language. No filler phrases.
Read full prompt →How I use Perplexity to research symptoms before seeing my doctor (and why my GP approves)
I want to be clear upfront: I'm not using AI to replace my doctor. I'm using it to be a better patient. Here's the difference: before AI, I'd Google my symptoms and either panic (WebMD worst-case spiral) or go in with no context at all. Now I use Perplexity to prepare. **My process before any appointment:** 1. Describe my symptoms in plain English to Perplexity and ask it to explain what conditions are commonly associated with them — from most to least likely 2. Ask what questions a doctor will likely ask me so I can think through my answers in advance 3. Ask what information I should bring (previous test results, medication list, timeline of symptoms) **What this changes:** My appointments are more efficient. My GP doesn't have to spend time extracting basic information — I walk in with a clear symptom timeline, my current medications listed, and specific questions. The last time I went in, she said "this is exactly what I need" about the notes I brought. I also use it to understand results after appointments. When my blood test came back with flagged values, I asked Perplexity to explain what those markers measure and what elevated levels typically indicate. Then I could have an intelligent follow-up conversation with my doctor rather than just nodding. **What I never do:** Ask it to diagnose me or tell me what medication to take. That's what doctors are for.
I've been experiencing [symptoms] for [duration]. What conditions are commonly associated with these symptoms, from most to least likely? What questions will my doctor probably ask me?
Read full prompt →How I learned conversational Spanish in 4 months using AI as my practice partner
I'd tried learning Spanish twice before — Duolingo, a class, YouTube videos. Nothing stuck past a few weeks. What changed everything was using Claude as a conversation partner. Here's the exact method that worked for me. **Week 1-2: Foundation with feedback** I'd write short paragraphs in Spanish about my day and ask Claude to correct my grammar without rewriting the whole thing — just flag errors and explain why they're wrong. This was crucial: I needed to understand mistakes, not just see correct versions. **Week 3-8: Roleplay scenarios** I'd ask Claude to play a specific character — a waiter in Mexico City, a shopkeeper in Madrid, a colleague in Buenos Aires — and hold a full conversation only in Spanish. If I got stuck, I'd switch to English to ask what the right phrase was, then switch back. **Week 9 onwards: No English allowed** Full immersion conversations. If I didn't know a word, I had to describe it in Spanish ("the thing you use to open a bottle of wine") and let Claude figure it out — exactly what you'd do in a real country. **The result:** After 4 months, I spent 2 weeks in Mexico and had genuine conversations with locals — including one 45-minute chat with a taxi driver about football. That would have been impossible before. The key difference from apps: AI responds to what YOU say, not a script. It's actual practice, not exercises.
Let's have a conversation entirely in Spanish. You are [character] in [location]. If I make a grammar mistake, note it briefly in brackets but continue the conversation naturally. Start us off.
Read full prompt →I used ChatGPT to create a 6-month budget plan after losing my job — here's exactly how
When I was made redundant in February, the financial anxiety was overwhelming. I had savings but no idea how long they'd last or what to cut. I spent an hour with ChatGPT building a proper budget plan — something I'd never done seriously before. **What I did:** I told it my monthly expenses, my savings amount, and my rough job search timeline (3-6 months). I asked it to help me build a "financial runway" spreadsheet. It walked me through categorising every expense into essential vs. non-essential, helped me calculate exactly how many months my savings would last at different spending levels, and suggested which subscriptions to pause vs. cancel permanently. The most helpful thing: it helped me create a "tier system" — what my budget looks like at month 1 (normal), month 3 (cautious), and month 5 (survival mode). Having those scenarios mapped out made me feel in control instead of panicked. I also used it to draft emails to service providers asking for payment deferrals. It knew exactly what language to use — professional but honest. Got my internet bill deferred for 2 months. **Outcome:** I landed a new role after 11 weeks. But having the financial clarity meant I could be selective rather than desperate. That mattered enormously.
I have $X in savings and my monthly expenses are [list]. Help me build a financial runway plan for a 3-6 month job search. Create three spending tiers: normal, cautious, and survival mode.
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