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In a Marvel comic-style recreation of the nucleological center from *The Fifth Element*, a futuristic command hub features glowing orange controls and blue monitoring stations. A man in a blue suit with a red tie grimaces as a woman leans in to whisper to him, with a speech bubble reading 'You have 19 more meetings after this one.' Behind them, several crew members in blue uniforms work at stations, while a large illuminated circular portal or control interface dominates the center wall with its warm orange glow. The scene captures the iconic sci-fi aesthetic of the original setting, reimagined in bold comic book art style.

Welcome Claude, my Chief of Staff

| In Tech
| 28 minute read

Most people use AI like a search engine with extra steps. Ask a question, get an answer, move on. I did too, until I accidentally stumbled into something completely different.

Over the week, I’ve turned Claude into my personal Chief of Staff. What’s a Chief of Staff, you might ask? Think of these people who follow executives around, whispering important things into their ear, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks.

If you’ve watched The Fifth Element (go watch it, if you haven’t, it’s a great movie!), you know the scene: the president’s aide leans in and whispers something absurdly specific like “You have 19 more meetings after this one.” That’s essentially what Claude does for me now. Except I’m not a president. And thankfully, I have less meetings. I’m a freelance consultant living near a forest in Bavaria.

This post is a bit of a recap: how it happened, what the system actually looks like, three lessons I learned along the way, and, at the end, an unedited interview where I asked Claude seven questions about what it’s like to be my Chief of Staff, with some interesting insights. Don’t miss it!