AI Productivity

We tested AI tools across real architecture workflows — visualization, BIM, spec writing, and site analysis. Here's what delivers and what's overhyped.

We built a Twitter account from zero with a $50/month AI tool cap. Here's exactly what worked, what flopped, and the one tool that changed our data.

We tested AI writing, transcription, coding, and automation tools to find where they genuinely cut time — and where they just move the work around.

We tested AI tools on real literature reviews. Some genuinely cut research time. Others hallucinate citations. Here's the honest breakdown.

We ran 43 tasks through free and paid tiers of 9 AI tools over six weeks. The results upend the case for most writing upgrades — but coding is a different story.

We spent 30 days running every AI task completely offline — no cloud, no subscriptions — and here's the honest breakdown of what worked and what didn't.

Notion AI's per-seat pricing looks harmless solo but compounds fast for teams. Here's the full cost breakdown, hidden gotchas, and whether it's worth paying.

We handed our inboxes to SaneBox, Shortwave, and Zapier for 14 days. The honest accounting of what worked, what broke, and what we'd do differently.

We rebuilt our Obsidian vault from scratch with AI plugins and a $30/month budget. Here's the exact stack, what flopped, and what actually stuck.

We replaced manual notes with AI tools for a month. The productivity gains arrived fast. The cognitive trade-offs took three weeks to show up.