Mr. Potato Head

I'm a big fan of AI. I use it for all sorts of different things in my daily life.

But I made the decision pretty early on that I was not going to use it when I write these emails.

I write all of them without AI.

Now, don't get me wrong, I will run the finished email through AI to catch things that I just don't see...

Chiefly, that's the ole their/there/they're conundrum. I know which is which. But I never get it right when typing. Just don't. And I rarely catch it when I am proofing.

My brain just hears the sounds. It fits, so I just move on. Done.

And I think that's the whole point. It's my job to show up and think about what I want to say or better yet... what I hope you get out of whatever it is I say.

And I can't do that if someone else is doing the thinking for me.

And AI will siphon your thinking away faster than you can say potato.

I say potato because that's what your brain will be. A potato.

Mashed.

But when you write by yourself, with your own brain, a couple of things happen.

You realize how hard it is to express what you want to say.

And...

You get better.

I don't know about you, but I want to get better.

Better at writing.

Better at expressing ideas.

Better at understanding ideas.

So, if you are a heavy AI user, take a step back for a few days and see if you don't notice the difference.

Are you even thinking for yourself anymore?

Best,

John Montgomery