Writing a book is rapidly becoming deprecated. Most books from now on will be dictated.
Thoughts
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AI tools are the best cure for blank canvas syndrome. They just won't help you clean up the hundreds of unfinished paintings you're leaving behind.
Expert in AI: Deleting the em dashes, straightening quotes and replacing semicolons, so you can't tell.
The tools sold to us as coding assistants are, for me, a lifeOS. Half my Claude time isn't just work. It's my band, my blog, my personal finances, my brain & more. They're becoming my brain and I don't think I'm ready for that.
My usage of the word "spike" has spiked to unprecedented levels in the last 6 months.
Instinct for my personal life, as my PA; Claude for work-only matters, as my Executive PA. Strictly separated. I'm trading a bit of convenience for security and compliance, and it works pretty well.
The end of the year AI-generated wrappeds and reports will be brutal, this time around.