How I Actually Use AI to Make Life Better (Not Just Productive)

Hey it's Buono. I work at an AI startup so obviously I use AI every single day. At work and in my personal life. But here's the thing — most of the ways I've used AI have left me feeling empty. The Stuff That Felt Pointless I made AI-generated "beautiful woman" videos that got over 1 million views and 10k followers. Started it half out of curiosity, half for the money. It worked. And then I completely lost interest. I built Pikutan, an English vocab learning app. Payments, auth, analytics — the whole thing. But it was partly motivated by money, so the moment it was done I stopped caring. It's shut down now. AI can build apps, videos, images, and copy in seconds. But when the goal is money? It just feels hollow. Every single time. I don't fully understand why. But the pattern is undeniable at this point. Then I Found a Way That Actually Works Recently I noticed something. There ARE ways I use AI that don't feel empty — that actually make my life a little richer. And I think the differen