Most AI tools feel impressive until you try using them twice
I’ve been trying a lot of AI tools lately and I noticed a weird pattern.
Some of them give you that immediate wow this is insane reaction, but after a day or two you never open them again because the output still needs too much cleanup or doesn’t fit naturally into your workflow.
The only stuff that’s actually sticking for me are tools that reduce friction instead of just generating things. Like Claude for thinking through ideas, Notion for organizing messy information, Runable for quickly turning rough inputs into something more usable, and a few smaller tools depending on the project.
Feels like the real value of AI isn’t generation anymore, it’s reducing the gap between an idea and something you can actually use.
I want to explore more tools to see if I am missing anything, let's discuss tools