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Do you find it makes it more or less?

Does anyone here take a low dose of gabapentin (100 mg - 300 mg) with an ADHD medication or stimulant such as Vyvanse or Wellbutrin?

Is there any huge red flags to taking both of these at the same time? I’m referring only to prescribed stuff btw, not recreational.

Am I the only one who can’t get copilot to format shapes and text boxes in PowerPoint for me?

Every time I use copilot in PowerPoint, and instruct it to format the shapes and text boxes for me (e.g. evenly space, etc.) it can’t do it. I have tried multiple different prompts etc.

It always offers to give me a new document. No, I want it formatted in the slide. Can copilot really not handle this. Claude connectors in PowerPoint that I use in my personal life can do this. It’s astonishing copilot can’t, or maybe I am just missing something…?

Every time I use copilot in PowerPoint, and instruct it to format the shapes and text boxes for me (e.g. evenly space, etc.) it can’t do it. I have tried multiple different prompts etc.

It always offers to give me a new document. No, I want it formatted in the slide. Can copilot really not handle this. Claude connectors in PowerPoint that I use in my personal life can do this. It’s astonishing copilot can’t, or maybe I am just missing something…?

Anyone else have severe eye irritation? I’ve tried this and times, and each time, within several days, my eyes become very irritated.

Many of you know this but it really hits hard.

120k gross salary. Can I afford a $2400/month apartment in NOVA?

Can I afford this while being financially responsible without being reckless and still being able to save a significant chunk of money each month and get ahead?

Take home pay after taxes and deductions comes to roughly $6800 a month.

Can I afford this while being financially responsible without being reckless and still being able to save a significant chunk of money each month and get ahead?

Take home pay after taxes and deductions comes to roughly $6800 a month.

120k really doesn't feel like all that in a HCOL area, but is this good for a CL9 in change management/transformation?

No MBA. I've talked to a few peers and they tell me it’s solid, but should I try to negotiate higher closer to $130k or just accept given my yoe?

It’s near the upper end of my preferred range I mentioned in the initial recruiter screening call, bc I thought consultant salaries topped out around this number, until I talked to more people in the role…

I’ve been a management consultant for about 2.5 years, specializing in change management, and I’ve been thinking about making the jump to customer success. I know it’s a different role, but there’s decent overlap with change management skills, at least on paper.

The problem is I’ve ended up in a pretty technical role and it’s draining me. I just don’t feel cut out for being that deep in the weeds on technical stuff. I catch myself thinking I’d much rather spend my days on customer calls, giving presentations, etc…even with all the pressure that comes with that. Honestly, I can’t picture myself doing what I do now for another 5 to 10 years.

And yeah, I know 2.5 years probably doesn’t sound like much. It isn’t. For context, I’ve worked at two defense contractors so far doing change management work.

So for the CSMs out there: do you actually like the job? Is this a career that’s still doable for 15-20 years?

Figured i'd ask this here as I thought others might have similar questions.

I'm a heavy Claude user in my personal life, and Claude Projects is one of my most-used features...you upload files and reference docs once, and every chat in that project is grounded in them. The context is also very good.

I joined AFS relatively recently and I am still trying to figure out if i can get access to Claude. So far, I haven't found a way as a non-dev to request access through it via the Gen AI Hub. So, I'd like to find ways to get the most out of M365 Copilot instead. Based on my research, Notebooks seems like the closest thing to Claude projects, candidate, but I'm unclear on how the grounding actually works, and how notebooks compare to agents.

I have started going through a few of the CoPilot trainings posted on the Gen AI Hub to become more familiar.

My use case:

I work in change management with a lot with technical user stories (think software like ServiceNow/Salesforce) that I need to turn into training, comms, and end-user material. I could significantly benefit from AI here, mainly for helping me figure out which features need training, translating technical concepts into non-technical language, and helping craft bullets, order, and sequencing for my training materials (the actual content), all while grounding it in previous finished and high quality deliverables. I really need it to get deep into detail on what goes on each slide, and to do that, it needs to analyze content and pull context from multiple different sometimes lengthy documents at once. Ideally, it would also store context, methods, and examples from previous work so it gets better each time (Claude projects does a great job at this imo as it has a big context window).

E.g. I'd like to feed Copilot two documents, and ask it to help me create content for a 3rd document based on the other 2, and also reference prior final deliverables to use as good examples.

My questions:

1. Do all chats within a Notebook automatically ground against every file/reference you've added to it, the way Claude Projects does?

Does context also build in notebooks similar to the way it does in Claude projects?

2. Are there practical limits I should know about...? number of files, file size, staleness/refresh behavior?
3. When does an agent make more sense than a Notebook?
4. If neither is the right match, what workflow do you use to replicate persistent project context in Copilot?

Copilot Notebooks vs. Agents — what's the closest equivalent to Claude Projects for grounded, persistent-context work?

I'm a heavy Claude user in my personal life, and Projects is one of my most-used features — you upload files and reference docs once, and every chat in that project is grounded in them. Now that I'm using M365 Copilot at work, I'm trying to find the closest equivalent. Based on my research, Notebooks seems like the obvious candidate, but I'm unclear on how the grounding actually works — and where Copilot agents / Agent Builder fit in for a non-engineer.

My use case:

I work a lot with technical user stories (think software like ServiceNow or Oracle) that I need to turn into training and end-user material. I could significantly benefit from AI here, mainly for figuring out which features need training, translating technical concepts into non-technical language, and crafting the bullets, order, and sequencing for my training materials (the actual content), all while grounding it in previous finished and high quality deliverables. I really need it to get deep into detail on what goes on each slide, and to do that, it needs to analyze content from multiple lengthy documents at once. Ideally, it would also store context, methods, and examples from previous work so it gets better each time.

My questions:

1. Do all chats within a Notebook automatically ground against every file/reference you've added to it, the way Claude Projects does?
2. Are there practical limits I should know about...? number of files, file size, staleness/refresh behavior?
3. For automating workflows like mine as a non-engineer, what's the real difference between Notebooks and a custom agent built in Agent Builder? When does an agent make more sense than a Notebook?
4. If neither is the right match, what workflow do you use to replicate persistent project context in Copilot?

If I work for SAP in a location in the US, would SAP help / be accommodating to me transferring locations to somewhere in Europe after I work for them for some time?

I am only a US citizen.

Change management. No MBA. Can someone let me know if this is a solid offer? It’s more than I make in my current job, so it’s good for me, but wondering if I should try to negotiate or just be happy with this??

I'm a heavy Claude user in my personal life, and Projects is one of my most-used features — you upload files and reference docs once, and every chat in that project is grounded in them. Now that I'm using M365 Copilot at work, I'm trying to find the closest equivalent. Based on my research, Notebooks seems like the obvious candidate, but I'm unclear on how the grounding actually works — and where Copilot agents / Agent Builder fit in for a non-engineer.

My use case: I work a lot with technical user stories (think software like ServiceNow or Oracle) that I need to turn into training and end-user material. I could significantly benefit from AI here, mainly for figuring out which features need training, translating technical concepts into non-technical language, and crafting the bullets, order, and sequencing for my training materials (the actual content), all while grounding it in previous finished and high quality deliverables. I really need it to get deep into detail on what goes on each slide, and to do that, it needs to analyze content from multiple lengthy documents at once. Ideally, it would also store context, methods, and examples from previous work so it gets better each time.

My questions:

1. Do all chats within a Notebook automatically ground against every file/reference you've added to it, the way Claude Projects does?
2. Are there practical limits I should know about...? number of files, file size, staleness/refresh behavior?
3. For automating workflows like mine as a non-engineer, what's the real difference between Notebooks and a custom agent built in Agent Builder? When does an agent make more sense than a Notebook?
4. If neither is the right match, what workflow do you use to replicate persistent project context in Copilot?

I am on a low dose, 300 mg a day, and it really helps my anxiety, and therefore I feel calmer and can focus better I guess. It just doesn’t give me that stimulated feeling that stims do. However, I do feel like my memory declines. In a detail oriented and demanding job where my working memory needs to be ok. What can I do to counter this?

L-theanine? Caffeine?

Background:

I'm a heavy Claude user in my personal life, and Projects is one of my most-used features…you upload files and reference docs once, and every chat in that project is grounded in them.

Now that I'm using M365 Copilot at work (Accenture), I'm trying to find the closest equivalent. Based on my research, CoPilot Notebooks seems like the obvious candidate, but I'm unclear on how the grounding actually works, and where Copilot agents / Agent Builder fit in?

My use case:

I work in change management with a lot of technical user stories that I need to turn into training deliverables and end-user material. I want to use copilot to help me craft wording of these deliverables, sections, etc.

I could significantly benefit from Al here, mainly for figuring out which features need training, translating technical concepts into non-technical language, and crafting the bullets, order, and sequencing for my training materials (the actual content), all while grounding it in previous finished and high quality deliverables. I really need it to get deep into detail on what goes on each slide, and to do that, it needs to analyze content from multiple lengthy documents at once. Ideally, it would also store context, methods, and examples from previous work so it gets better each time.

So, I’m looking to use copilot to serve as a:

-Institutional knowledge base (remembers context from other chats, process rules, examples of a prior deliverable. style conventions, and workstream context)
-Drafting workspace (iterate on monthly deliverables here)
-Accumulated context (so work starts from established process rather than from scratch)

Questions:

Are,

1. copilot notebooks or agents better for my use case?
2. Do all chats within a Notebook automatically ground against every file/reference you've added to it, the way Claude Projects does?
3. Are there practical limits I should know about...? number of files, file size, staleness/refresh behavior?

Background:

I'm a heavy Claude user in my personal life, and Projects is one of my most-used features…you upload files and reference docs once, and every chat in that project is grounded in them.

Now that I'm using M365 Copilot at work (Accenture), I'm trying to find the closest equivalent. Based on my research, CoPilot Notebooks seems like the obvious candidate, but I'm unclear on how the grounding actually works, and where Copilot agents / Agent Builder fit in?

My use case:

I work in change management with a lot of technical user stories that I need to turn into training deliverables and end-user material. I want to use copilot to help me craft wording of these deliverables, sections, etc.

I could significantly benefit from Al here, mainly for figuring out which features need training, translating technical concepts into non-technical language, and crafting the bullets, order, and sequencing for my training materials (the actual content), all while grounding it in previous finished and high quality deliverables. I really need it to get deep into detail on what goes on each slide, and to do that, it needs to analyze content from multiple lengthy documents at once. Ideally, it would also store context, methods, and examples from previous work so it gets better each time.

So, I’m looking to use copilot to serve as a:

-Institutional knowledge base (remembers context from other chats, process rules, examples of a prior deliverable. style conventions, and workstream context)
-Drafting workspace (iterate on monthly deliverables here)
-Accumulated context (so work starts from established process rather than from scratch)

Questions:

Are,

1. copilot notebooks or agents better for my use case?
2. Do all chats within a Notebook automatically ground against every file/reference you've added to it, the way Claude Projects does?
3. Are there practical limits I should know about...? number of files, file size, staleness/refresh behavior?