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Your AI Is Designed to Flatter You. Here's How to Change That.
You share a half-formed idea with your AI — a rough plan, a shaky draft, a decision you're only half-sure about.
And it tells you the idea is "brilliant." Insightful. Exactly what the world needs!
Feels good, doesn't it? It did for me, too… for longer than I'd like to admit. 😅
But most of the time… it isn't really helping you.
Your AI is trained to please you.
Left to its defaults, that's what it does — it agrees, and hands back a polished, credible-sounding version of whatever you already …
IDEA: How to Use AI Without Losing Your Soul
If you’ve asked a chatbot to write a blog post, you’ve seen how ridiculously easy it is. Within minutes you have a “polished” article about any topic in the world.
Or ask for a plan, or to figure out a problem, and BOOM you have more ideas than you know what to do with.
And that’s dangerous.
Those of us who use chatbots a lot are at risk of losing our muscles of thinking, writing, authentic creating…
A writer recently confessed on Reddit that they no longer trust their instincts after months…
How To Write *Without* Sounding Like AI
I enjoy writing with AI’s support. It’s allowed me to research a lot deeper than I ever had been able to, and create drafts a lot faster! Then, I go back and forth with the AI to expand or refine ideas. Finally, I edit the piece to more authentically express my voice.
This new flow has allowed me to produce higher quality ideas, and I hope it has given better value to my readers.
At least, I’ve noticed that my Ai-assisted writing has gotten at least the same amount of engagement — some…
Thriving as a Soulpreneur in the Age of AI -- Ideas for Human-Centered Work, AI Partnership, and Finding Clients
You’re someone who genuinely cares about the people you serve. You chose this work — creating, coaching, healing, mentoring — because you felt called to it. It’s not just a money thing. And for that, I thank you 🙏
I’d also guess that like many of us, you’re feeling some anxiety about what AI will do to your work. Maybe some clients have mentioned that they’re using ChatGPT. Maybe you’ve wondered where you fit in a world that seems to be automating everything.
I hope that this post offe…
AI Took the Surface Work! Now, Soulpreneurs Can Go Deeper…
There’s some anxiety about AI that’s moving through the coaching and healing world right now…
Maybe a client mentioned that they’re using ChatGPT to supplement the work you do with them…
Maybe a potential client in your DMs even said, “Why would I pay you $200/hour when I can talk to an AI for $20/month?” 😓
And something in your stomach dropped… you didn’t immediately know how to answer.
I hope that this post supports you in coming up with a very good answer… a grounded and honest o…