The Pretty Shiny Things | AI for People Who Have Other Things to Do Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:25:11 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2648861 en-us © 2026 The Pretty Shiny Things, a Kat Murphy Consulting Production yes 8c874c26-6b90-55f7-b5e2-73b405a6fa99 kat@theprettyshinythings.com e0e221d0-acaa-11f1-8812-63872c143b36 katmurphy episodic false Pretty Shiny Things explains AI to ADHD millennials who built a career and a life before it existed, and now feel behind. Each week, Kat shares practical AI tools and tips for clearing the lists, calendars, bills, and side-hustle admin off your plate, so you have more time and mental space for what actually matters: being present, being creative, and building the thing you're trying to build. No hype, no jargon, just AI that works for a scattered brain.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) AI for beginners, ADHD productivity, AI tools, AI tips, scattered brain, millennial, overwhelm, time management, AI for small business, life admin katmurphy kat@theprettyshinythings.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/ibw9hnv6koy9pcvq1v77igwpguwl?.jpg The Pretty Shiny Things | AI for People Who Have Other Things to Do https://www.buzzsprout.com/2648861 01 The Text That Said “You Should Be Teaching AI” | The Origin Story 01 The Text That Said “You Should Be Teaching AI” | The Origin Story Two years ago I was actively ignoring AI, on purpose. In this first real episode, I’m telling you exactly how that changed: the text from my best friend that started it all, the moment I realized I might be “the old person” in the room now, and what this show is actually going to cover every week. If you’ve ever felt like everyone else picked up a new language overnight, you’re in the right place.

Full show notes (with every link mentioned) are on the blog: theprettyshinythings.com/blog/1

In this episode:

  • Why I spent years actively ignoring AI, on purpose
  • The text from my best friend Siobhan that changed everything: “You should be teaching AI”
  • The moment I realized I might be the one who’s behind now, after being the tech person my whole life
  • Why this show isn’t me descending a mountain with AI wisdom—I’m figuring it out too
  • The four lanes every episode will live in: catch up without shame, protect your peace, clear your plate, build a system that sticks

Tools & Resources:

  • ChatGPT—where I reluctantly started
  • Claude AI—what got my attention mid-30-day-challenge

✨ Grab the free 5 AI Prompts to Clear Your To-Do List by Tonight

Find me:

📱 Instagram: @kat_at_katmurphy

📘 Facebook: @kat_at_katmurphy

🎵 TikTok: @kat_at_katmurphy

💌 The Shiny List: my weekly newsletter

Hit follow/subscribe so the next one lands automatically. 🧡

]]> Two years ago I was actively ignoring AI, on purpose. In this first real episode, I’m telling you exactly how that changed: the text from my best friend that started it all, the moment I realized I might be “the old person” in the room now, and what this show is actually going to cover every week. If you’ve ever felt like everyone else picked up a new language overnight, you’re in the right place.

Full show notes (with every link mentioned) are on the blog: theprettyshinythings.com/blog/1

In this episode:

  • Why I spent years actively ignoring AI, on purpose
  • The text from my best friend Siobhan that changed everything: “You should be teaching AI”
  • The moment I realized I might be the one who’s behind now, after being the tech person my whole life
  • Why this show isn’t me descending a mountain with AI wisdom—I’m figuring it out too
  • The four lanes every episode will live in: catch up without shame, protect your peace, clear your plate, build a system that sticks

Tools & Resources:

  • ChatGPT—where I reluctantly started
  • Claude AI—what got my attention mid-30-day-challenge

✨ Grab the free 5 AI Prompts to Clear Your To-Do List by Tonight

Find me:

📱 Instagram: @kat_at_katmurphy

📘 Facebook: @kat_at_katmurphy

🎵 TikTok: @kat_at_katmurphy

💌 The Shiny List: my weekly newsletter

Hit follow/subscribe so the next one lands automatically. 🧡

]]> https://www.theprettyshinythings.com/blog/1 katmurphy Buzzsprout-19771926 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 773 ai for beginners, ai for millennials, adhd, ai for adhd, chatgpt, claude ai, artificial intelligence, ai tools, practical ai, feeling behind on technology, ai productivity, overwhelmed by ai, how to use ai, ai for everyday life, pretty shiny things podcas 1 full false Wait…When Did Everyone Learn How to Use AI? Wait…When Did Everyone Learn How to Use AI? Feel like everyone else somehow learned how to use AI while you missed the memo?

Yeah. Me too.

The Pretty Shiny Things Podcast is for ADHD millennials who want to use AI to make life easier—without the hype, overwhelm, or feeling like you need to become a completely different person to keep up.

I’m Kat, and not that long ago, I was actively ignoring AI. On purpose. Now I use it every day to get some of the lists, calendars, admin, and general life stuff out of my brain and off my plate.

This podcast is about how I got there—and how you can too.

New episodes every week starting September 9th.

]]> Feel like everyone else somehow learned how to use AI while you missed the memo?

Yeah. Me too.

The Pretty Shiny Things Podcast is for ADHD millennials who want to use AI to make life easier—without the hype, overwhelm, or feeling like you need to become a completely different person to keep up.

I’m Kat, and not that long ago, I was actively ignoring AI. On purpose. Now I use it every day to get some of the lists, calendars, admin, and general life stuff out of my brain and off my plate.

This podcast is about how I got there—and how you can too.

New episodes every week starting September 9th.

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