Ai Chat: The End of Traditional Organization

ChatGPT has changed the way I think about everything I do online. It's hard to believe that everything will soon be reduced to a simple chat. In this AI chat, I can ask questions about anything I need, based on my notes, files, and projects of all kinds. This shift makes me less motivated to organize things. This technology will soon solve all organizational problems.

Before ChatGPT, I knew that good organization was essential. I needed to categorize all of my files and notes, tag everything, and place things in folders. It was important to keep everything discoverable for future use.

We are currently in a transitional period. Some tasks can be accomplished by AI chat. Yet, a lot of things still need manual intervention.

Which leaves me feeling frustrated. I know that soon much of what I need will be easily discoverable by simply asking a question in a chat. It makes all of my efforts at organization feel pointless.

I've experimented with note-taking apps that use AI chat as their main feature. However, these apps still lack some advantages that more established apps offer. Once apps like Tana, Obsidian, and Notion incorporate a full AI chat search, everything will change.

Until that time comes, organizing my notes and files feels ineffective, even though it's still necessary.

Can’t wait for the future.

Originally posted on: 25 Jul 2023