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by greatgib 117 days ago
What is nice is that sometimes you will just write very badly what you want to say, like a scenario or badly written sentences, and just ask the LLM to reformulate that to be proper nicely written text. But in that case, there are big chances that the stylistic issues described in the article are present despite you having carefully crafted the content.
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piker 117 days ago
No, the output is normalized garbage. Don't do this. Delete it instead. If it's worth saying, you'll spend the time to edit your original text.
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tahigichigi 117 days ago
The best is when you use a speech to text app like Whispr Flow and just ramble to the AI about an idea or an experience, get your thoughts out and it returns a silhouette of an insight or article.

So when people say they never get a good output it's because they're trying to from

thought > article

instead of

thought > exploration > direction > structure > outline > article

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rrherr 117 days ago
Yes, I've had great results with a similar workflow.

I record myself rambling out loud, and import the audio in NotebookLM.

Then I use this system prompt in NotebookLM chat:

> Write in my style, with my voice, in first person. Answer questions in my own words, using quotes from my recordings. You can combine multiple quotes. Edit the quotes for length and clarity. Fix speech disfluencies and remove fillers. Do not put quotation marks around the quotes. Do not use an ellipsis to indicate omitted words in quotes.

Then chat with "yourself." The replies will match your style and will be source-grounded. In fact, the replies automatically get footnotes pointing to specific quotes in your raw transcripts.

I also like brainstorming by generating Audio Overviews, Slide Decks, and Reports in NotebookLM. The Audio Overviews don't sound like AI writing. The Slide Decks and Reports do sound like AI writing, if you use the defaults, but you can use custom prompts.

This workflow may not save me time, but it helps me get started, or get unstuck. It helps me stop procrastinating and manage my emotions. I consider it assistive technology for ADHD.

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