You don't need 47 different AI tools. You need three. Most solo creators bury themselves in feature-bloat when simplicity is the actual competitive advantage.

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I used to flip between ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, some obscure scraper tool, and honestly lost track of half of them. Then I realized something: I was spending energy choosing tools instead of using them.

So I cut ruthlessly. Kept only what moved work forward. What I found is that three tools, used deep, beat ten tools used shallow.

The stack I use now: One for thinking (ChatGPT), one for research (Perplexity), one for building (Make.com for automation). That's it. Everything else is noise.

• Practical step: Audit your current tools this week. Delete anything you haven't used in 30 days. Commit to mastering one tool per category.

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Here's why it matters: Every tool you learn is cognitive load you can't spend on work. By staying minimal, you stay sharp. You know your tools so well that you start seeing workflows everywhere.

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PROMPT 1

"I'm overwhelmed by tools. Help me choose: I need [describe what you do]. I want something that [describe main use case]. Keep it simple. What's the minimum stack I actually need?"

"I struggle with tool-switching and context loss. What's your recommendation for [your use case] that keeps everything integrated? Show me how it fits into a minimal workflow."

"Show me 3 tools that work better together than separately. For each, explain: Why this tool? How does it work with the others? What's the learning curve?"

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