Day 7/88: Three Connected AI Tools Beat Ten Disconnected Ones

88 Days of AI, Day 7

Stop collecting AI tools. Start connecting them.

Your stack looks impressive until you realize nothing talks to each other.

Here's the trap everyone falls into: New AI tool drops, you sign up. Another one launches, you grab that too. Now you've got ChatGPT for writing, Midjourney for images, Claude for analysis, and fifteen others gathering digital dust.

But they're all islands. You're copying and pasting between tabs like it's 1999.

Smart money isn't on more tools. It's on making the ones you have actually work together. Pick three that solve real problems. Connect them through Zapier, Make, or even simple workflows. Now your image generator feeds your writer which updates your database. That's power.

This is the AI Officer Mindset in action. You're not a tool collector; you're a systems architect. The future belongs to people who can orchestrate AI ecosystems, not just operate individual apps.

It's like having a kitchen full of appliances that don't share counter space. Fancy equipment, zero flow, burnt dinner.

COPY-PASTE FRAMEWORK

Ready to connect your AI tools? Use this audit:

STEP 1: Audit Your Stack

List ALL AI tools you have:
1. [Tool name] - Use: [Daily/Weekly/Never]
2. [Tool name] - Use: [Daily/Weekly/Never]
3. [Tool name] - Use: [Daily/Weekly/Never]
4. [...]

Be honest. Which do you ACTUALLY use?

STEP 2: Pick Your Essential 3

KEEP (Your core 3):
1. [Tool for ___] - Why: [Solves real problem]
2. [Tool for ___] - Why: [Use it daily]
3. [Tool for ___] - Why: [Can't work without it]

DELETE/PAUSE: Everything else

STEP 3: Connection Workflow

Tool 1 → Tool 2 → Tool 3

Example flow:
[Image AI] creates visual →
[Writing AI] uses it in content →
[Database/CRM] stores final output

Connection method: [Zapier/Make/Manual workflow]

Real Example You Can Copy:

MY ESSENTIAL 3:
1. ChatGPT - Writing & analysis
2. Canva AI - Visuals for content
3. Notion - Knowledge base

CONNECTION:
ChatGPT creates content draft →
Canva AI makes visual →
Both save to Notion with auto-tags

Method: Manual workflow (copy-paste for now)
Later: Zapier automation (when comfortable)

Simple Connection Prompt for ChatGPT:

"I use these 3 AI tools: [Tool 1], [Tool 2], [Tool 3]. Help me create a simple workflow where [Tool 1] output feeds into [Tool 2], and [Tool 2] output goes to [Tool 3]. I want to [achieve X outcome]. Suggest free/low-cost connection methods."

Example in action:

"I use these 3 AI tools: ChatGPT, Canva, Notion. Help me create a simple workflow where ChatGPT drafts feed into Canva for visuals, and both outputs save to Notion automatically. I want to streamline my content creation. Suggest free/low-cost connection methods."

Your move today: Audit your AI tools. Keep three. Connect them. Three good tools that talk to each other beat ten that don't.

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