I Replaced My $700/Hour Coach with NotebookLM – Here’s What Happened

Tiago Forte explores the potential of AI, specifically NotebookLM, to serve as a personal coach by analyzing 40 documents containing 150,000 words of his personal notes, public writing, and year-end reviews. He assesses AI's ability to provide personalized advice and identify blind spots. The experiment reveals AI's strengths in summarizing vast amounts of information and identifying recurring challenges, such as the tension between work-life balance and prioritizing work. While AI excels at knowledge processing, it lacks the emotional intelligence and intuitive understanding of a human coach. Forte concludes that AI can be a valuable complement to human coaching, enhancing self-awareness and providing actionable insights.