# Solving Stress with Smarty Smarty started out as an AI-powered assistant chatbot that I’d built for myself. Because online services use APIs, Smarty can connect with any software you use to create more efficiencies in both your professional and personal lives. I wanted to leverage this tech for myself, automating away daily stress and anxiety while also finding that work-life balance I’d chased for so long. Since I started this project, the tech has only gotten better. And that’s SO exciting to me. I’ve found that when automation is done right, it feels truly magical. Even though Smarty began as something just for me, I want to build a tool that brings that magic to everyone. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://blog.smarty.ai/my-founders-journey/smarty-isnt-a-productivity-tool.-its-a-mindset./solving-stress-with-smarty.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.