Kroger, AI, and +2 Hours of Life Back
During Day 2 of the AI Advantage Summit, while Dean was doing his usual “sales break,” my mom kept thinking about grocery shopping at Kroger. That’s when it hit me:We’re in a summit all about getting your time back—so why not test it right now on a thing that actually matters in her day? Here’s what we did: - I said: “Your time to do Duolingo. Your time to do things you want more of.Let’s use the Kroger app to shop in your fridge.” - We opened the app, scanned groceries in our home, and scheduled a pick‑up. - When we couldn’t scan a product, we used the search bar. - We also talked about the past‑orders feature (didn’t click it this time, but we will next time). Result: One grocery trip transformed into a timed, app‑driven pick‑up. No wandering aisles. No parking lot stress. We reclaimed 2 hours from one store visit. That’s not “AI is cool.”That’s AI as a time‑recovery mission. Big insight for me: - 90% AI (system): Kroger app, search, scheduling, past‑order reuse. - 10% human (me): Walking Mom through it, coaching her past friction, and turning the “sales break” into a real‑world demo. This is the exact playbook I want to scale into my career pivot: Use AI to engineer the system, and show up as the human connector who makes it feel effortless. If you’ve had a “small win” like this—using an AI‑powered tool to reclaim hours in your day—drop it in the comments. I’d love to see how people are actually applying this in their lives.