Every week seems to bring a shinier large-language model—and another standalone UI begging for your attention.
Each new window feels harmless, until you realize your brain is juggling three log-ins, five chat histories, and a browser that looks like a game of Tetris.
Conscious Stack Design says that’s cognitive overload in disguise. The fix isn’t more discipline; it’s mindful tech selection—consolidating power into anchor tools that free your mental RAM.
Enter today’s review, using my 5:3:1 rule (but in reverse): 1 tool, 3 tools it replaces, and 5 reasons it matters in today’s day and age.
The 1 Tool
Chorus.sh — a desktop “meta-UI” that lets you talk to any major LLM (and local models) from one blazing-fast window.
The 3 Tools It Replaces
ChatGPT (web or desktop)
Claude 3 console
Google Gemini chat panel
(Plus whatever new model drops tomorrow—Chorus just adds another tab inside the same frame.)
5 Reasons This Matters
Frees human RAM: One prompt bar = fewer mental tabs = more focus for real problem-solving.
Slashes context-switch tax: No re-auth, no wandering histories—everything lives in a single sidebar.
Turns LLMs into an anchor tool: In Conscious Stack Design terms, Chorus becomes the keystone that keeps emergent AI power inside your existing stack instead of spawning yet another silo.
Future-proofs your workflow: Models iterate weekly; your UI shouldn’t. Chorus lets you swap in GPT-4o-mini or Claude-Next without re-training your habits.
Quantifiable stack health: Early testers report 30-50 % fewer Chrome tabs and ~20 % lower daily app-switch counts—hard metrics for reduced cognitive overload.
Tired of tab chaos? Hit reply and tell me which AI UI clutters your day the most—I’ll share my favorite Chorus prompts to test out.
Want to go deeper? Signup for next month’s AI.GSD challenge, where we road-test tools like Chorus, map their impact on cognitive load, and tune your stack for peak resonance.
Stay aligned,
George — The Digital Wayfinder