ChatGPT or CheatGPT?
Prompts for creating an invoice template and how you can work lying down. For the paying folks, a game-changing short-cut for pasting text.
Creating invoices is one area where using ChatGPT or other AI tools won’t feel like cheating.
Why it matters
While taking a moral stance against ChatGPT might feel good, there are a number of uses that save time without feeling like you’re copying off someone’s term paper or tests. Like creating invoices and receipts.
Going deeper.
Here’s a prompt you can use to create an invoice to bill your client. You can copy and paste it to a Word document, pretty it up if you’re so inclined, and create a template that you can use for all your billing.
Create an invoice template for my company, HiRoad Communications. It should include space for ‘Invoice’
Your company name and contact details
Customer’s name and address
Invoice date
Invoice number
PO number (if applicable)
Invoice due date
Description of items sold, or services provided
Total amount due
Sales tax (if applicable)
Accepted payment methods
Payment terms
Notes
Give it a whirl!
Laying down on the job
You can with Altwork workstations. Below is a photo My Home Office Hacks’ gadget guru Scott Tharler of The Family CTO demonstrating how it works at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month.
Altwork will customize the work station to fit your needs. While this may seem like an exorbitant luxury to some, if you have back issues that worsen with long periods of sitting, Altwork can be a game changer and life saver. Check out the video below.
Monday vibe: Miles Davis, So What
More short cuts
We started this newsletter with a shortcut for invoices. Here’s one you can employ in all your work.
Ctrl+Shift+V: Paste text only, without formatting.
Ctrl+Shift+T: Reopen the last closed tab in a web browser.
Ctrl+F6: Move to the next landmark region in a document.