October 14, 2025 • 14 mins
Forget the hype and the horror stories—let’s make AI practical, warm, and wildly useful. We walk through a simple, real-world stack that turns scattered goals into clear steps: ChatGPT for planning and writing, Perplexity for research with receipts, Notion AI for organizing life, Quizlet AI for faster studying, and wellness apps like Calm and Headspace to protect your sleep and focus. No jargon, no gatekeeping—just tools that feel like a calm assistant who never sleeps.
We start by reframing AI as support for personal growth, not a replacement for your grind. Then we get specific: how to turn a vague goal into a week-by-week plan, how to sanity-check information without drowning in tabs, how to centralize tasks so you stop context switching, and how to retain more in less time with smart flashcards. You’ll hear a live example of mapping a new service—from supplies to training to timelines—showing exactly how research and planning tools hand off to each other to create momentum.
Along the way, we underscore the habits that make AI effective: start with one small question, ask for structure instead of perfection, and let wellness apps guard the energy that execution requires. If you’ve ever felt behind on technology, this is your on-ramp to using AI for everyday wins—clearer priorities, calmer days, and progress that compounds. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs a gentle push into the future, and leave a quick review to tell us the first tool you’re trying.
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Dr. Shon (00:00):
Today we are diving into artificial intelligence.
But don't let that word scareyou.
Most people are scared of thatword.
They feel like, oh my gosh, andthey're watching Megan, Megan
2.0.
They might be a littleintimidated.
So today, our goal here on theHood's Hood podcast is always
about elevating and taking us tothe next level as a tribe.
(00:23):
All right.
And I feel like this is where,you know, technology has already
gone.
But we don't need to be behind.
We need to stay ahead and nottry to catch up.
So today we're gonna dive intothat and see what you know, see
what I can add to your toolkitfor AI, and see if it's
(00:44):
something you can let me know.
Hey Doc, you ain't mentionedthis one.
So it's about us growing, justchilling.
So grab you a coffee, get you asip of water, come hang out
with the doc.
Um, if this is your first timehere, I'm Dr.
Chieftess Sunflower, aka Dr.
Shon.
Dr.
Chiefess Sunflower, and I'm theMotivational Dentist.
(01:05):
We're gonna unite your day withsome good stuff to carry you,
to help you stay motivated andgoing to the next level.
Because we always need to bemoving where?
To the next level.
Because we're not a tree.
We don't stay stagnant, wedon't stay just stuck in comfort
too long, and we don't stay inour excuses.
(01:27):
Now I talk about coming fromhood to hooded because I came
from poverty from the hood, andI made an effort to not allow
that to be an excuse for me notto live my best life.
Alright.
So if you're here in the room,you are meant to be here.
It is alignment over accident.
Welcome to the tribe.
Don't be shy.
Drop your questions in thechat.
(01:49):
Alrighty.
So today we're diving intothat.
Artificial intelligence.
Don't let it scare you.
Think of it as your digitalassistant that never sleeps.
If you learn how to use it,your head, if you ignore it,
you're gonna get left behind,guys.
So don't get left behind.
We're gonna make this easy.
(02:11):
Because I like things easy.
It's like when I first got onTikTok.
I mean, not TikTok, but Twitch,it can be very intimidating,
which is why a lot of peopledon't use Twitch because it's a
huge learning curve.
It's not like other apps whereyou can just get on it and it's
easy.
You gotta really kind of know alittle bit of a tiny bit if you
(02:32):
want to do more engagingactivities.
So it's the same way with AIfor me.
And we're gonna make this soeasy today.
AI isn't the future, it's thenow.
If you don't learn how to useit, you're already behind.
That's something I want you towrite down and think about as
you go on and you carry out youreveryday tasks.
(02:55):
Because some way technology canhelp you.
Don't be afraid of technology.
You know, my ancestors createdthe internet.
So we're the ones who createdthe internet.
We can't be afraid of somethingwe create.
It's technology.
We're gonna talk about how youcan use AI for personal growth.
We're gonna go in part two aswell for the dentists out there,
(03:16):
the pre-dental students, so youcan be ahead of the curve.
You're probably alreadylearning this in dental school,
but you know, in dental school,they like to do things
old-fashioned, at least teachyou the old-fashioned way before
they bring all the AI in it.
They're gonna teach you theold-fashioned, the real way to
do it, which is always the bestway to do it.
I can remember when I wasbefore I became a dentist,
(03:38):
before I even got into FloridaState, or maybe while I was at
Florida State Universitystudying for my bachelor's, I
took this class because I didn'tknow what I wanted to do.
So I took this class because Ithought maybe I wanted to go
into like the nursing field.
So there was this class thattaught us how to take blood
pressure manually.
(03:58):
Now, that class helped me eventill this day to take my blood
pressure manually as a doctor.
So it's all about the thingsthat you learn to help you grow.
So don't be afraid of learningthings.
But AI is here to change thegame.
All right?
So those are the three thingswe will focus on today.
AI for personal growth.
(04:19):
So the first one we're gonnatalk about is, of course, my
homegirl, maybe your homeboy.
ChatGPT.
Now, ChatGPT changes the game.
I use it actually like my ownpersonal assistant.
I'd be like, Chat GPT, do this,make this thing.
Help me it.
Chat GPT is the homie.
(04:42):
I know that sounds crazy, butturn a boring article into three
bullets or even ask it to writeaffirmations in your voice.
You can do whatever you want inChatGPT, help you elevate your
social media game, but that'smostly for business.
But for personal growth, it canhelp you, you know, shorten
(05:03):
your task.
I love Chat GPT.
If you use Chat GPT Tap toHearts, drop a comment and let
me know.
Because I know we a lot of usdo.
But some of you, you some ofyou may not, but I'm telling
you, just at least start there.
For business owners, dentists,anybody, that's the first place
(05:24):
to start.
If you are writing, I don'tknow.
It just does spelling check forspell check for you, help you
be more creative in your taskand makes them so much easier,
especially with setting goals.
Like, hey, I have this goal,what tools do I need?
Or I want to get this skill,what tools do I need?
(05:46):
So you can use it for youreveryday life to help you do so
much.
So, Chat GPT, that's numberone.
Number two is a new tool that Ifound out about, and they say
it's replacing Google.
I don't know if y'all heardabout this new tool, but it's
called Perplexity AI, and I diddownload it.
(06:08):
I'm still getting used to itbecause I'm so hooked on Google.
But perplexity AI shortens allthe reading that you do on
Google.
You know, you know how Googlenow, they have Google AI.
I don't know if that's reallywhat it's called, but it will
summarize what you search for.
So perplexity AI, theirtechnology basically already
(06:33):
does this, and it's supposed tobe really good.
It's Google with receipts, itgives you sources for
everything.
So if you're like me, if you'rea nerd, or if you're not a nerd
and you just want to use youjust like Googling shit, like
me, I'm always thinking andtrying to plan and elevate and
(06:53):
grow.
So Perplexity AI is that Googleof the now that the youth are
using.
So check that out, download it,and see if it can replace
Google.
We're gonna revisit this AItopic once we introduce this to
see if you guys are using it andmaybe find other topics.
(07:15):
Perplexity AI.
That's number two.
Number three is gonna be NotionAI.
So this is for organizing yourlife, your task, your journal,
your goals.
So you see how Chat GPT is atool that you can use to help
you get your goals in orderbecause it really helps me like
(07:36):
organize my goals for life.
As a dentist, I'm somultifaceted that I want to do
too much sometimes.
So it helps me be like, hey,Dr.
Sean, you already did enough.
Calm fuck down.
Chill out.
You did enough for today.
It just had me like ready togo.
Like, oh man, this is such abig help to have you a little
(07:59):
personal assistant.
So get Google is your, notGoogle, ChatGPT is your first
personal assistant, I am tellingyou.
Perplexity AI is your researchassistant.
You know, I'm talking about AIfor personal growth now.
Notion is gonna help you keepthese things that you discover
organized.
Now I'm not in dental schoolanymore, but once I was in
(08:22):
dental school, it was justpaperwork.
You gotta stay organized onpaper.
Now it's not like that.
Even in uh uh, well, in anyschool, I had to stay organized
on paper, but now it's AI.
In dental school, they reallydidn't allow you to have tablets
and computers.
The professors, for somereason, they grew up back in the
(08:43):
day and they wanted to keep itold school.
And I'm like, but now I'm surethey allow it more towards the
end of my dental schoolmatriculation.
They started to allow it.
But, you know, times change andthey are changing so rapidly.
So you gotta stay caught up.
You hear me?
Stay caught up.
(09:03):
Don't get behind.
At least download one of thesepersonal apps today.
Just download it and look atit.
That's the first step.
Don't download it.
YouTube University is gonna bewhere you go to learn how to use
it, to get more skills.
So download one of them andresearch it.
Just use it.
Chat GPT is the easiest one.
Get it, ask it a question.
Hey, I want to do this in thenext 12 months.
(09:25):
How can I do it?
Just ask it something simple.
Just recently, I had ChatGPThelp me come up with a plan for
me to start creating dentalgrills, you know, gold grills,
diamond grills, because I wantto start offering this.
And it just helped me come upwith the list of supplies I
needed, the training that Ineeded, when I should start, you
(09:47):
know, the it just helped youlike that.
So it's like, oh, well, thatwas easy.
Because if I wouldn't have donethat, I'd have had to go and
research this stuff myself.
I could have used Perplexity AIalso.
But now you have a little plan.
Number four is Quizlet AIflashcards.
Now, this is a game changer forthe students out there.
(10:10):
If you were a student, QuizletAI flashcards.
Or if you're studying foranything, eventually I want to
start offering masterclasses.
And this could be a way for youto study for the test, even
though it's not real test.
But if you're really in school,this is a great way for you to
study.
It can break down your notesinto flashcards without all the
(10:33):
extra work.
I mean, we used to spend hourscreating flashcards sometimes in
school.
Or you had to buy one, buy theflashcards pre-made, but it's
amazing for dental CE, fordental boards, for any kind of
boards test, and even learning anew language.
(10:55):
Quizlet AI flashcards.
So, for example, my TikTokers,and you know, for my tribe
worldwide, Quizlet AI.
If you want to go to a newcountry and you want to learn
the language, why not use thiswhile you're on the plane to
help you learn the words?
You know, remember it.
If you study for any type oftest, check out Quizlet AI.
(11:19):
Or if you want to learn a newlanguage, check out Quizlet AI,
Q-U-I-Z, L-E-T, Flashcards.
All right?
So that's four.
And we're gonna go, we're gonnago into our last AI tool, which
is AI Wellness Apps.
(11:40):
AI wellness apps, such as CalmAI.
I use this at night to help mecalculate my sleep to get better
sleep.
If you are using Chat GPT andit says, hey, to get to your
plan, you're gonna need to drinkmore water, get more sleep.
You can come up with a plan foryou to reach your goals or to
get healthier.
Calm AI helps me say, hey, it'sbedtime.
(12:03):
This is how much sleep you got,or you were snoring, or you
know, it kind of could calculatethat for you if you wear your
Apple Watch or any type ofsmartwatch, which they have on
the TikTok shop.
Uh, smartwatches that can helpyou.
But you download this app andit helps you get more sleep,
(12:24):
track your sleep.
Another one is Headspace AI tohelp you meditate and focus.
These are wellness apps thatcan drive you for personal
growth.
And I'm sure there are so manymore wellness AI apps to help
(12:44):
you grow and meditate and focus.
Instead of strolling atmidnight, imagine asking AI to
plan your morning routine forsuccess.
That's how you get disciplineand sleep.
That's our personal assistantnow, because we're doing
personal growth and we're usingAI to get there.
(13:04):
So don't stroll actually toplan your morning and help you
get discipline so you can getmore sleep.
And the app for the sleep, AIisn't here to replace your
grind, it's here to organizeyour mind.
And that's exactly what ithelps me do.
Organize my mind.
Even as far as my personalgrowth with being a streamer, it
said, Dr.
Sean, like, hold on.
(13:27):
Your days are so busy you can'tdo everything.
You have to prioritize in acertain way.
For instance, I have nine pilesof paperwork that I have to
clear, right?
It said, hey, don't just dopiece by piece, organize the
piles.
I'm like, duh.
So it helps in that manner inorganizing your life, organizing
(13:50):
your tasks, and helping youachieve that personal growth.
Today we are diving into artificial intelligence.
But don't let that word scareyou.
Most people are scared of thatword.
They feel like, oh my gosh, andthey're watching Megan, Megan
2.0.
They might be a littleintimidated.
So today, our goal here on theHood's Hood podcast is always
about elevating and taking us tothe next level as a tribe.
(00:23):
All right.
And I feel like this is where,you know, technology has already
gone.
But we don't need to be behind.
We need to stay ahead and nottry to catch up.
So today we're gonna dive intothat and see what you know, see
what I can add to your toolkitfor AI, and see if it's
(00:44):
something you can let me know.
Hey Doc, you ain't mentionedthis one.
So it's about us growing, justchilling.
So grab you a coffee, get you asip of water, come hang out
with the doc.
Um, if this is your first timehere, I'm Dr.
Chieftess Sunflower, aka Dr.
Shon.
Dr.
Chiefess Sunflower, and I'm theMotivational Dentist.
(01:05):
We're gonna unite your day withsome good stuff to carry you,
to help you stay motivated andgoing to the next level.
Because we always need to bemoving where?
To the next level.
Because we're not a tree.
We don't stay stagnant, wedon't stay just stuck in comfort
too long, and we don't stay inour excuses.
(01:27):
Now I talk about coming fromhood to hooded because I came
from poverty from the hood, andI made an effort to not allow
that to be an excuse for me notto live my best life.
Alright.
So if you're here in the room,you are meant to be here.
It is alignment over accident.
Welcome to the tribe.
Don't be shy.
Drop your questions in thechat.
(01:49):
Alrighty.
So today we're diving intothat.
Artificial intelligence.
Don't let it scare you.
Think of it as your digitalassistant that never sleeps.
If you learn how to use it,your head, if you ignore it,
you're gonna get left behind,guys.
So don't get left behind.
We're gonna make this easy.
(02:11):
Because I like things easy.
It's like when I first got onTikTok.
I mean, not TikTok, but Twitch,it can be very intimidating,
which is why a lot of peopledon't use Twitch because it's a
huge learning curve.
It's not like other apps whereyou can just get on it and it's
easy.
You gotta really kind of know alittle bit of a tiny bit if you
(02:32):
want to do more engagingactivities.
So it's the same way with AIfor me.
And we're gonna make this soeasy today.
AI isn't the future, it's thenow.
If you don't learn how to useit, you're already behind.
That's something I want you towrite down and think about as
you go on and you carry out youreveryday tasks.
(02:55):
Because some way technology canhelp you.
Don't be afraid of technology.
You know, my ancestors createdthe internet.
So we're the ones who createdthe internet.
We can't be afraid of somethingwe create.
It's technology.
We're gonna talk about how youcan use AI for personal growth.
We're gonna go in part two aswell for the dentists out there,
(03:16):
the pre-dental students, so youcan be ahead of the curve.
You're probably alreadylearning this in dental school,
but you know, in dental school,they like to do things
old-fashioned, at least teachyou the old-fashioned way before
they bring all the AI in it.
They're gonna teach you theold-fashioned, the real way to
do it, which is always the bestway to do it.
I can remember when I wasbefore I became a dentist,
(03:38):
before I even got into FloridaState, or maybe while I was at
Florida State Universitystudying for my bachelor's, I
took this class because I didn'tknow what I wanted to do.
So I took this class because Ithought maybe I wanted to go
into like the nursing field.
So there was this class thattaught us how to take blood
pressure manually.
(03:58):
Now, that class helped me eventill this day to take my blood
pressure manually as a doctor.
So it's all about the thingsthat you learn to help you grow.
So don't be afraid of learningthings.
But AI is here to change thegame.
All right?
So those are the three thingswe will focus on today.
AI for personal growth.
(04:19):
So the first one we're gonnatalk about is, of course, my
homegirl, maybe your homeboy.
ChatGPT.
Now, ChatGPT changes the game.
I use it actually like my ownpersonal assistant.
I'd be like, Chat GPT, do this,make this thing.
Help me it.
Chat GPT is the homie.
(04:42):
I know that sounds crazy, butturn a boring article into three
bullets or even ask it to writeaffirmations in your voice.
You can do whatever you want inChatGPT, help you elevate your
social media game, but that'smostly for business.
But for personal growth, it canhelp you, you know, shorten
(05:03):
your task.
I love Chat GPT.
If you use Chat GPT Tap toHearts, drop a comment and let
me know.
Because I know we a lot of usdo.
But some of you, you some ofyou may not, but I'm telling
you, just at least start there.
For business owners, dentists,anybody, that's the first place
(05:24):
to start.
If you are writing, I don'tknow.
It just does spelling check forspell check for you, help you
be more creative in your taskand makes them so much easier,
especially with setting goals.
Like, hey, I have this goal,what tools do I need?
Or I want to get this skill,what tools do I need?
(05:46):
So you can use it for youreveryday life to help you do so
much.
So, Chat GPT, that's numberone.
Number two is a new tool that Ifound out about, and they say
it's replacing Google.
I don't know if y'all heardabout this new tool, but it's
called Perplexity AI, and I diddownload it.
(06:08):
I'm still getting used to itbecause I'm so hooked on Google.
But perplexity AI shortens allthe reading that you do on
Google.
You know, you know how Googlenow, they have Google AI.
I don't know if that's reallywhat it's called, but it will
summarize what you search for.
So perplexity AI, theirtechnology basically already
(06:33):
does this, and it's supposed tobe really good.
It's Google with receipts, itgives you sources for
everything.
So if you're like me, if you'rea nerd, or if you're not a nerd
and you just want to use youjust like Googling shit, like
me, I'm always thinking andtrying to plan and elevate and
(06:53):
grow.
So Perplexity AI is that Googleof the now that the youth are
using.
So check that out, download it,and see if it can replace
Google.
We're gonna revisit this AItopic once we introduce this to
see if you guys are using it andmaybe find other topics.
(07:15):
Perplexity AI.
That's number two.
Number three is gonna be NotionAI.
So this is for organizing yourlife, your task, your journal,
your goals.
So you see how Chat GPT is atool that you can use to help
you get your goals in orderbecause it really helps me like
(07:36):
organize my goals for life.
As a dentist, I'm somultifaceted that I want to do
too much sometimes.
So it helps me be like, hey,Dr.
Sean, you already did enough.
Calm fuck down.
Chill out.
You did enough for today.
It just had me like ready togo.
Like, oh man, this is such abig help to have you a little
(07:59):
personal assistant.
So get Google is your, notGoogle, ChatGPT is your first
personal assistant, I am tellingyou.
Perplexity AI is your researchassistant.
You know, I'm talking about AIfor personal growth now.
Notion is gonna help you keepthese things that you discover
organized.
Now I'm not in dental schoolanymore, but once I was in
(08:22):
dental school, it was justpaperwork.
You gotta stay organized onpaper.
Now it's not like that.
Even in uh uh, well, in anyschool, I had to stay organized
on paper, but now it's AI.
In dental school, they reallydidn't allow you to have tablets
and computers.
The professors, for somereason, they grew up back in the
(08:43):
day and they wanted to keep itold school.
And I'm like, but now I'm surethey allow it more towards the
end of my dental schoolmatriculation.
They started to allow it.
But, you know, times change andthey are changing so rapidly.
So you gotta stay caught up.
You hear me?
Stay caught up.
(09:03):
Don't get behind.
At least download one of thesepersonal apps today.
Just download it and look atit.
That's the first step.
Don't download it.
YouTube University is gonna bewhere you go to learn how to use
it, to get more skills.
So download one of them andresearch it.
Just use it.
Chat GPT is the easiest one.
Get it, ask it a question.
Hey, I want to do this in thenext 12 months.
(09:25):
How can I do it?
Just ask it something simple.
Just recently, I had ChatGPThelp me come up with a plan for
me to start creating dentalgrills, you know, gold grills,
diamond grills, because I wantto start offering this.
And it just helped me come upwith the list of supplies I
needed, the training that Ineeded, when I should start, you
(09:47):
know, the it just helped youlike that.
So it's like, oh, well, thatwas easy.
Because if I wouldn't have donethat, I'd have had to go and
research this stuff myself.
I could have used Perplexity AIalso.
But now you have a little plan.
Number four is Quizlet AIflashcards.
Now, this is a game changer forthe students out there.
(10:10):
If you were a student, QuizletAI flashcards.
Or if you're studying foranything, eventually I want to
start offering masterclasses.
And this could be a way for youto study for the test, even
though it's not real test.
But if you're really in school,this is a great way for you to
study.
It can break down your notesinto flashcards without all the
(10:33):
extra work.
I mean, we used to spend hourscreating flashcards sometimes in
school.
Or you had to buy one, buy theflashcards pre-made, but it's
amazing for dental CE, fordental boards, for any kind of
boards test, and even learning anew language.
(10:55):
Quizlet AI flashcards.
So, for example, my TikTokers,and you know, for my tribe
worldwide, Quizlet AI.
If you want to go to a newcountry and you want to learn
the language, why not use thiswhile you're on the plane to
help you learn the words?
You know, remember it.
If you study for any type oftest, check out Quizlet AI.
(11:19):
Or if you want to learn a newlanguage, check out Quizlet AI,
Q-U-I-Z, L-E-T, Flashcards.
All right?
So that's four.
And we're gonna go, we're gonnago into our last AI tool, which
is AI Wellness Apps.
(11:40):
AI wellness apps, such as CalmAI.
I use this at night to help mecalculate my sleep to get better
sleep.
If you are using Chat GPT andit says, hey, to get to your
plan, you're gonna need to drinkmore water, get more sleep.
You can come up with a plan foryou to reach your goals or to
get healthier.
Calm AI helps me say, hey, it'sbedtime.
(12:03):
This is how much sleep you got,or you were snoring, or you
know, it kind of could calculatethat for you if you wear your
Apple Watch or any type ofsmartwatch, which they have on
the TikTok shop.
Uh, smartwatches that can helpyou.
But you download this app andit helps you get more sleep,
(12:24):
track your sleep.
Another one is Headspace AI tohelp you meditate and focus.
These are wellness apps thatcan drive you for personal
growth.
And I'm sure there are so manymore wellness AI apps to help
(12:44):
you grow and meditate and focus.
Instead of strolling atmidnight, imagine asking AI to
plan your morning routine forsuccess.
That's how you get disciplineand sleep.
That's our personal assistantnow, because we're doing
personal growth and we're usingAI to get there.
(13:04):
So don't stroll actually toplan your morning and help you
get discipline so you can getmore sleep.
And the app for the sleep, AIisn't here to replace your
grind, it's here to organizeyour mind.
And that's exactly what ithelps me do.
Organize my mind.
Even as far as my personalgrowth with being a streamer, it
said, Dr.
Sean, like, hold on.
(13:27):
Your days are so busy you can'tdo everything.
You have to prioritize in acertain way.
For instance, I have nine pilesof paperwork that I have to
clear, right?
It said, hey, don't just dopiece by piece, organize the
piles.
I'm like, duh.
So it helps in that manner inorganizing your life, organizing
(13:50):
your tasks, and helping youachieve that personal growth.
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CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist
It’s 1996 in rural North Carolina, and an oddball crew makes history when they pull off America’s third largest cash heist. But it’s all downhill from there. Join host Johnny Knoxville as he unspools a wild and woolly tale about a group of regular ‘ol folks who risked it all for a chance at a better life. CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist answers the question: what would you do with 17.3 million dollars? The answer includes diamond rings, mansions, velvet Elvis paintings, plus a run for the border, murder-for-hire-plots, and FBI busts.