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Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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Re: Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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It'd probably be easier to hire a bunch of models, cheaper too! :P

No no, the point is that they're supposed to look convincing, not like models!

Model doesn't need to mean the type you'd see on the catwalk at a fashion show, you could ask random people in the street if they'd take a quick headshot for a tenner even

Re: Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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The landing page copy is still really bad - "Whenever Audrey do not understand your request, you can teach it so that it can understand you the next time." How am I supposed to trust that you are capable of building an AI when you can't get basic grammar correct? Don't build a marketing page when you're bad at marketing :) Edit: Just to clarify - I mean that the poor grammar is likely due to that fact that English pr…

No no. I really do appreciate your comment. We're getting a person who is going to run through the landing page copy as soon as possible.

I also noticed a minor mistake on the automatic email acknowledging a signup to the waiting list.

Instead of saying 'merrier', as in more merry, it says 'marrier'.

Re: Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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Nothing against this application personally, but I still do not understand the appeal of "personal assistants." If I want the weather, I click my weather app icon and see it instantly. If I want an Uber, I click Uber and request one instantly. I don't see the benefit of adding another layer between me and my desired action. This is especially the case when the smart personal assistant doesn't understand my request, i…

For simple tasks like that, maybe I would agree. But as tasks get increasingly more complex, they take longer to do manually and the assistant ends up significantly reducing the work to do the action.

For example, "play Skrillex on Spotify" Manually I would have to find Spotify, go to the search, type in Skrillex, etc.

Re: Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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On a slightly related note, I, personally, noticed that I don't want to get things done. Most of the things, at least. After working GTD style I feel happier and more productive, but usually not closer to my goals. I found, that failing do to most of the things is bearable, as long as I'm keep doing things that matter. I'm still using GTD stuff, but just to "better forget", to unload working memory.

> I don't want to get things done Exactly. This is a really, really difficult and essential observation to make. Humans are built to procrastinate because it conserves energy. Do an experiment: Sit down and start doing what you are supposed to do. If you're not able to work or start, don't find excuses. Don't go looking for physical reasons like "Hungry", "Cold", "Tired". Don't procrastinate. Don't walk around. Don't…

> try to lift a 100kg weight

> just accept that you won't lift it, until you tried

> if you try, you will feel a stress that might just crush you, but there is no other solution, you are absolutely expected to lift the weight

Re: Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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post #81

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No no, the point is that they're supposed to look convincing, not like models!

Model doesn't need to mean the type you'd see on the catwalk at a fashion show, you could ask random people in the street if they'd take a quick headshot for a tenner even

I was thinking of this as I was reading this thread (America's Voices in The Onion): https://triviahappy.com/articles/who-are-the-people-in-the-o...

Re: Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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> I don't want to get things done Exactly. This is a really, really difficult and essential observation to make. Humans are built to procrastinate because it conserves energy. Do an experiment: Sit down and start doing what you are supposed to do. If you're not able to work or start, don't find excuses. Don't go looking for physical reasons like "Hungry", "Cold", "Tired". Don't procrastinate. Don't walk around. Don't…

> try to lift a 100kg weight > just accept that you won't lift it, until you tried > if you try, you will feel a stress that might just crush you, but there is no other solution, you are absolutely expected to lift the weight

Not sure what you wanted to say, but I'll rephrase my tip in your words:

Don't tell yourself the weight is light, you just never got around to lift it for reasons X, Y and Z, when really the weight is heavy.

Re: Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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> try to lift a 100kg weight > just accept that you won't lift it, until you tried > if you try, you will feel a stress that might just crush you, but there is no other solution, you are absolutely expected to lift the weight

Not sure what you wanted to say, but I'll rephrase my tip in your words: Don't tell yourself the weight is light, you just never got around to lift it for reasons X, Y and Z, when really the weight is heavy.

I'm not sure either but I guess I was trying to say that the weakness to lifting a weight is exactly the same as to getting up, ignoring x, y and z and do something. Because first of all, the brain is the biggest muscle and second of all, because training is impeded by distractions, whether training to ignore distractions or to lift weights.
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