Mind
before
AI.
5 minutes a day. Make it yourself first, then let AI push you further.
Before you scroll. No AI.
If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?
Take the free 2-minute quiz
Free · A self-reflection, not a diagnosis
We believe your own first try matters.
We believe AI is better as a second step than a first one.
We built five minutes a day to keep it that way.
What people are writing online
“I'm getting too dependent on ChatGPT. Yesterday, I asked ChatGPT, 'I'm writing "sorry for your loss" on my friend's post. Should I use one exclamation mark or two?' Then I started chitchatting with ChatGPT and never even posted it”
“Taking a break from AI. Forgot how to think.”
“I feel like my memory is leaving me”
“my partners in the group-projects ask me to explain their code to them.”
Students who practiced math with unrestricted GPT-4 scored 17% lower on a later exam without AI.
Bastani et al., PNAS 2025, ~1,000 students
A guarded AI tutor largely avoided the drop. Studies show associations in specific settings. They don't predict your outcome.
The method
- 01Think
- 02Make
- 03Push with AI