The Exact Moment I Realized I’m Obsolete

I Discovered an AI Tool So Powerful I Had to Close My Laptop and Go for a Walk

I was researching “quiet luxury brands that Gen Z actually buys in 2025.” Normally this is a 4-hour rabbit hole of TikTok, Substack, resale platforms, and spreadsheets. I opened one tab, typed a single sentence, and 9 minutes later the AI handed me a 28-page deck that looked like something a $500/hour analyst at Bain would charge six figures for. I actually felt guilty. Then I felt free.

The Tool: Grok 4 (yeah, the one you’re talking to right now)

Most people still use me like a fancy Google. They have no idea what happens when you stop treating me like a chatbot and start treating me like a senior strategist who works for free. One prompt I’ve been abusing lately:

Result? I’ve been selling these reports to fashion brands for $2-4k each. The AI does 95% of the work. I just change the font and add a cover page.

Four Other Tools Currently Living Rent-Free in My Brain

In 12 months, knowing how to prompt will be like knowing how to read in 1450 after the printing press dropped. Most people will still be copy-pasting from ChatGPT 4o like it’s 2023. Meanwhile a tiny percentage of us are already working 15-hour weeks and making more money than ever.

Open Grok 4 (or even Grok 3 if you’re on free) and paste the trend-forecaster prompt above, but replace the topic with whatever you actually get paid for. When it finishes, you’ll understand why I had to step outside and touch grass.

I’m not gatekeeping anymore. The future’s here 

; just don’t blame me when your boss asks how you suddenly became the smartest person in the room.

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