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Hi friends,

 

Ramadan Kareem 🌙!

 

I wish you good meal-planning habits, consistent prayer times, reasonable sleeping hours, and mindful series-watching.

 

Today, I thought about sharing some creative ways I’ve been using ChatGPT:

 

I copy all assignments from Google Classroom and ask ChatGPT to summarize them by:
✅ Removing the assigned date, teacher’s name, and unnecessary phrases like "Dear students" or "Thank you."
✅ Keeping only the task and its due date.
✅ Formatting assessments in a table by due date.

 

Google Classroom isn’t ideal—we can’t export homework or batch-download uploaded materials, so I have to save every document manually (a time-taxing process). The kids’ school is shifting to another system soon, and I hope I can still generate summaries efficiently.

 

I also print two copies of the homework summary. Why two? Because my kids lose their copies frequently, and I hate having to reopen the app every time.

 

I upload worksheets (questions and answers) and ask ChatGPT to generate assessments for my 3rd grader or 6th grader—then request an answer key.

⚠️ ChatGPT makes mistakes here, so I always double-check.

 

I recently did an extensive blood analysis and asked ChatGPT to:
📊 Analyze my results.
🍎 Provide an action plan and meal recommendations.

(I have Vitamin D deficiency, which I’m excited to address!)

 

I write my weekly reviews by hand, but if I have a minute, I take a photo and ask AI to:
🔍 Catch patterns.
📌 Suggest actions for the next week.

I even did a monthly review by uploading all four weekly reviews—it was fun!

 

While I love sending voice notes, I don’t enjoy listening to them. Out of empathy (since others probably feel the same), I:
🎤 Use ChatGPT’s microphone to transcribe my message.
📩 Send thoughtful, well-written text messages.

(Though sometimes, it adds way too many emojis. 😂)

 

I maintain a "project" for weekly grocery shopping, which I:
🛒 Check and update before each trip.
📋 Use to create a fun, emoji-filled shopping list for my husband.

One day soon, AI will predict when we’re running out of meat!

 

(Potential time-wasting activity alert! 🚨)

I copied and pasted my Kindle and Audible orders from last year and asked ChatGPT to:
📖 Keep them in an easy-to-reference list.
💰 Calculate how much I spent.

 

Insight? I mostly buy Kindle books at $1.99 deals—a habit fueled by high dopamine: I frequently check my wishlist for price drops and then go wild!

Have I looked at that list since I created it? No.
But will it help me decide what books to read this year? Eventually.

 

I love AI and test its capabilities whenever possible, but I must keep it as an assistant—not a distraction.

 

For example, I planned to use a 15-minute timer to draft this newsletter. Instead, I:
📌 Shared old post drafts.
💡 Asked ChatGPT to generate new ideas for this edition.
📝 Started worrying about not logging my writing in one document for future analysis.

And just like that—things got ugly fast.

 

I remind myself: AI is a tool. It should enhance my already wildly interesting life, not distract me from it.

 

And that was your gentle Sunday Spark reminder! 

Snapshot from my week: Three and a half years later…Done with UCMAS whoooo. Good bye Friday morning drives! My Faris finally finished level 10 and his sister joined him in the last few weeks to get better at it although she graduated in September! Grateful for Faris senior in this picture who always supports his grandkids!

Here is your weekly dose of The Sunday Spark ⚡️ a newsletter listing 3 sparks that I thought were worth starting your week with (Today I chose 3 quotes from 3 books I read):

 

1. 💬 On taking responsibility for our behavior:

"I am aware that there are ways to speak, and ways to behave, that cause fear instead of love to rise up in those around me. It is not the job of others to figure out who I really am; rather, it is my job to make it clear for all to see. If I want others to see the love in me, then I must show it to them.”

― Marianne Williamson, A Year of Miracles

2. 💬 An insight about stress:

“Stress comes from unkept agreements with yourself. You can relieve that stress only by canceling the agreement, keeping the agreement, or renegotiating it." 

― David Allen, Ready for Anything

 

3. 💬 This quote challenges you: Do you have a fixed mindset or a growth mindset?

“To be successful and truly make the most of your potential, it’s critical to examine your beliefs, and when necessary, challenge them. Change really is always possible, and the science here is crystal clear. There is no ability that can’t be developed with experience. The next time you find yourself thinking, “But I’m just not good at this,” remember: you’re just not good at it yet.”

― Heidi Grant Halvorson, Nine Things Successful People Do Differently

 

 

 

 

See you next Sunday @First name / my dear friend