I've gotten a lot of value out of the details of how other people use LLMs, so I'm delighted that Gavin Leech created a collection of exactly such posts (link should go to the right section of the page but if you don't see it, scroll down).
I use NaturalReaders to read my own writing back to me, and create new audiobooks for walks or falling asleep (including from textbooks).
Perplexity is good enough as a research assistant I'm more open to taking on medical lit reviews than I used to be.
I used Auren, which is advertised as a thinking assistant and coach, to solve a musculoskeletal issue my physical therapist had whiffed on for weeks (referral code with free tokens, but only after your first payment).
Note that Auren has some definite whispering earring vibes, and the privacy protections don't seem particularly strong, so think through your usage.
I used Claude to design backstories for characters in a TTRPG/
Interested what makes you say that, since I've been trying it out for about a week and haven't gotten that vibe. I've found it useful for getting more awareness into my patterns, but the way I interact with it feels very me-driven. I choose what topics to bring up with it, when to continue or drop a conversation, etc. So far at least it hasn't felt like it would have made any decisions for me, though conversations with it have shaped some small decisions (e.g. after I have a conversation with it about how doing X makes me feel worse, I had a slightly easier time remembering not to do X later).
I've gotten a lot of value out of the details of how other people use LLMs, so I'm delighted that Gavin Leech created a collection of exactly such posts (link should go to the right section of the page but if you don't see it, scroll down).
Some additions from me:
I used Claude to design backstories for characters in a TTRPG/