The Anti-Hustle Guide to AI

Use AI to Work Less, Rest More, and Reclaim Your Life

You've been told AI will make you 10x more productive. You'll write more, create more, accomplish more than ever before.

But here's what nobody's asking: Why would you want to?

What if instead of doing more, you used AI to do enough—and then actually stopped? What if the hours AI saves you became rest, relationships, and real life instead of more grinding?

This book shows you how to use AI for freedom, not more output.

Inside, you'll discover:

• Why "10x productivity" is hustle culture in a robot costume—and what to pursue instead
• The intention-first approach that turns AI efficiency into actual free time
• How to identify your real time thieves and automate only what matters
• Set-and-forget systems that work while you don't
• The five-minute edit rule that defeats perfectionism
• Boundaries that protect relationships, creativity, and presence from optimization
• A sustainable three-tool limit that prevents AI burnout
• Systems that enforce your unavailability so you can truly disconnect
• What to actually do with reclaimed time (hint: not more work)
• A step-by-step system you can build in 8 weeks and maintain for years

This book is for you if:

• You're tired of productivity advice that just means working faster
• You've tried AI tools but the saved time always disappears into more work
• You want technology to serve your life, not consume it
• You're ready to define "enough" and defend it
• You believe rest is not laziness—it's what makes everything else possible

This isn't about being lazy. It's not about rejecting useful technology. It's about using AI for what technology was always supposed to do: give you your life back.

The best time to reclaim your time was years ago. The second best time is now.