One workflow tweak that has been working for me lately. I've started keeping a single, long-running AI chat[1] open for each day. In the morning I dump in what's on my plate — meetings, tasks, half-finished work, things I'm worried about — and ask for a summary. Then I'll question it and add to the chat over the day (usually as I complete tasks, but it varies). At the end of the day I ask it to analyze what actually happened and give a prompt to start the next day.
Part of the reason is with my 100 PRs a day goal I'm managing a lot more WIP and context, which is both tiring and easy for things to get lost.
It works well for a few reasons:
- It remembers the day. By the end of it, the chat has a fairly complete picture of what I was dealing with, so the end-of-day summary knows what I planned, what changed, and what I actually did.
- It takes the prioritizing off me. That's one of those tasks that burns cognitive energy disproportionate to its complexity, and having something to bounce off is extremely helpful.
- Knowing I'll summarize changes how I work. I'm more deliberate about noting what I did and why.
It's a working journal that talks back.