Tired of Repeating Yourself? A Better Way to Manage Your AI Chats

Honestly, how many times have you started a new chat just to re-explain your project and upload the same files? I've been there. It's a massive productivity drain, especially when you're juggling multiple projects. It's like, you finally get the AI to understand, and then you have to start all over again in the next chat.

In my experience, the key to getting the most out of AI chats is to set up your context correctly from the start. So, I've put together some insights from my work to help you.

5 Ways to Boost Your AI Chat Productivity

1. Project-Specific Setups: The biggest time saver? Pre-configured project contexts. Instead of re-uploading documents and re-explaining the scope every time, create a project with all the necessary details and then launch new chats from that project.
2. File Management: Make it a point to upload all pertinent files to a project and use them rather than pasting the content or re-uploading them later. This removes redundancy
3. Version Control for Prompts: I often tweak my prompts to find the sweet spot. So, when you find the right prompt, save it to your project templates so you can start from there.
4. Context Builder: A great way to ensure your AI has all the context it needs is with a tool that assembles all the necessary components, like website links, files, repo, or other custom information needed for the project.
5. Cost Awareness: I've found that a cost calculator allows you to quickly see the potential expenses, helping me stay within budget and avoid surprises.

I've seen this problem firsthand. You're deep in a project, and you need to switch gears to a new task, and all that time-consuming prep work starts over. It's incredibly frustrating, and it seriously impacts the speed and efficiency. What I recommend is creating project-specific setups, and using AI tools to make it easier.

Finding the Right Tool

I'm always on the lookout for tools that make my workflow smoother. I started using Contextch.at - it lets me set up multiple projects; each one knows about a specific website, has access to my files, and can pull data from my GitHub repos. That means, with a couple of clicks, new chats are up and running with all the context they need.

Contextch.at has features like AI model selection, a cost calculator, and of course, the context builder. It's also pay-as-you-go, so no subscription fees! It has removed a lot of steps from my process. If you're like me and you want to stop wasting time repeating introductions to your AI, you should check it out – it might save you hours.