The short answer: How to use AI as a life coach: pick a fixed time each week and have your AI assistant ask you the same set of questions about your life, health and work. Then let it hold you accountable to last week's answers. Jordi Visser says the value comes from consistency and memory: an assistant that knows your history can spot patterns you miss and help small improvements compound.
From The Pomp Podcast, hosted by Anthony Pompliano, with guest Jordi Visser, veteran macro investor and author of the VisserLabs Substack. Episode released October 24, 2026.
How to use AI as a life coach is one of the most practical questions in AI right now, and on the October 24 episode of The Pomp Podcast, macro investor Jordi Visser shared the exact routine he uses. Host Anthony Pompliano added his own version for running a team. Neither of them is talking about replacing doctors or therapists. They're talking about using AI as a structured weekly check-in that never forgets what you said last time. Here's how it works, and how to set it up with whichever assistant you already use.
Why use AI as a life coach at all?
Visser's framing is simple: most people use AI passively. They ask it a question when they need something. He argues the bigger opportunity is active use, where you build AI into a routine so it works on your behalf every week.
His goal for the weekly session, as he described it, is to brainstorm "not with a therapist but with someone that understands your life." An AI assistant with memory of your past conversations can do that in a way a blank search box can't.
The payoff is compounding. Visser used the classic example of a penny that doubles every day: tiny improvements look like nothing at first, then become enormous. A weekly AI check-in is a way to make sure the small improvements actually happen.
How to use AI as a life coach: the weekly routine
Here's the routine Visser described, made tool-neutral so you can use it with any assistant that has memory:
Pick a fixed weekly time. Same day, same time. Consistency is the whole point.
Have the AI ask you about 10 questions. Visser's categories include whether you're happy with your life, your workouts, your diet and your work.
Answer honestly and briefly. You're creating a data trail, not writing an essay.
Ask the AI to set a few priorities for next week based on your answers.
Start the next session with accountability. Visser says the AI reminds him whether he actually did last week's items. That's the coaching part.
Visser summed up the idea plainly: take AI and make it a life coach.
What questions should you ask your AI life coach?
Visser didn't share a full script, so here's a starter set built around the categories he mentioned. Adapt it to your life:
On a scale of 1–10, how happy am I with my life this week, and why?
How many times did I work out, and how did it feel?
How was my diet compared with last week?
What was my biggest win at work?
What drained my energy?
Did I complete the priorities I set last week? If not, what got in the way?
What's one thing I want to do better next week?
The key is asking the same questions every week. That way the assistant can compare your answers over time.
How does Pomp use AI for weekly accountability at work?
Pompliano described a version of this for teams. He calls it "human in the loop," a kind of recursive learning. Each day he posts his priorities in Slack. At the end of the week, he asks his AI assistant to pull everything that was actually completed.
That gives him a clean weekly review without manually reconstructing the week, and it shows what got done versus what was planned. The same approach works for an individual: log daily priorities somewhere your AI can read, then ask for the weekly recap.
Does an AI life coach need memory?
Yes. That's what makes it useful. Visser said the AI assistant he uses most is the one that remembers everything, so he doesn't have to dig up old threads. He also keeps a daily gratitude journal with his assistant and reviews it every 30 days.
Pompliano suggested a step further: back up your AI memory to a document system you control, such as Google Drive, Notion or Obsidian, so multiple AI tools can share the same context. In his view, the memory becomes the most important part.
We go deeper on that idea in Muse AI agent memory: why Jordi Visser relies on it.
What are the limits of using AI as a life coach?
Pompliano offered one clear warning on the show: don't fall in love with the AI. It's a tool for reflection and accountability, not a relationship. The APA's health advisory makes a similar point, calling for steps to prevent unhealthy relationships and dependencies between users and AI chatbots.
A few other common-sense guardrails:
It's not a therapist or doctor. For mental health or medical concerns, talk to a qualified professional. The American Psychological Association's health advisory on AI chatbots and wellness apps says they shouldn't be used as a replacement for a qualified mental health care provider.
Be thoughtful about what you share. Check the privacy and memory settings of the assistant you use. In ChatGPT, for example, you can review, correct or turn off memory under Settings, then Personalization. The APA's guide to AI-generated advice also reminds users that what they share with AI is not kept private.
You own the follow-through. The AI can remind you. It can't do the workout.
Key takeaways
Jordi Visser runs a weekly AI check-in where his assistant asks him about 10 questions about life, health and work.
The value comes from consistency, memory and accountability for last week's priorities.
Anthony Pompliano uses a similar loop at work: daily priorities in Slack, then an AI-generated weekly recap.
Backing up your AI memory to a system you control lets multiple tools share context.
Use AI as a coach, not a therapist, and don't fall in love with the AI.
Best quotes from the episode
"Literally like a brainstorming session not with a therapist but with someone that understands your life."
"Take AI and make it a life coach. Make it a life coach asking the same questions every week, and it'll remind you, did you do what we said last week?"
"I love this idea because it is human in the loop, like recursive learning, right?"
FAQ
How do I use AI as a life coach?
Schedule a weekly session, have your assistant ask the same set of questions about your life, health and work, set priorities, and start each new session by reviewing last week's priorities.
Which AI should I use as a life coach?
Any assistant that remembers past conversations can work. Visser prefers a tool with strong memory so it understands his history without being reminded.
Can AI replace a therapist?
No. Visser describes the routine as brainstorming with something that understands your life, not therapy. Seek a qualified professional for mental health needs.
How often should I check in with an AI life coach?
Visser does it weekly at a fixed time, plus a daily gratitude journal he reviews every 30 days.
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Visser lays out his weekly AI check-in routine in his own words, plus why he treats AI as a compounding habit.
Jordi Visser on The Pomp Podcast, October 24, 2026. The life-coach routine starts around 34:06, and shared AI memory around 39:53.
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Anthony Pompliano is an entrepreneur, investor, and author who serves as Chairman and CEO of Silvia, Inc (SVIA) and invests through Pomp Investments. He is the host of The Pomp Podcast, where he interviews founders, investors and economists about bitcoin, markets, AI and the economy. This article is based on his October 24, 2026 conversation with Jordi Visser, with outside facts checked against the sources listed above. Follow Pomp on X (https://x.com/APompliano).
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