Today I had a conversation with a friend and entrepreneur about how he works. He described his system, which relies heavily on an AI assistant that he chats with daily. He graciously showed me what he built and how it all works.

I won’t get into all the specifics, but a few things stuck with me:

• MCP – He’s using model context protocol (MCP) to connect all his various tools to Claude’s AI assistant so the assistant has proper context around what’s important to him.
• Database – He stores everything—contacts, goals, etc.—in a Notion database, which Claude accesses via MCP.
• 10 items max – In any given day, Claude gives him no more than 10 action items to focus on getting done.
• Specialization – He built a different AI assistant for each part of his life (work, personal, etc.). Each acts according to specific instructions and accesses the appropriate data in a Notion database.
• Update permissions – He gives Claude update permissions so it can update his calendar, his Notion database, and other systems it has access to.

I was impressed with his setup. He’s leveraging AI to manage various aspects of his life and help him pinpoint what to focus on every day.