How iterating with AI made my writing feel right

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Do you write faster with AI?

Personally, I don't. I'm actually slower. But I write with more precision. When I'm done with a piece, it feels closer to what I really think.

What is definitely faster is trying different formulations. In seconds, I can get alternatives, apply systematic rules, and compare my draft with what I have in mind.

But with AI, since you can try more and more, the age-old question of when to stop hits even harder.

To handle this, I just keep working on it until I like it. No overthinking. I feel great about it. Then I'm done.

This is something I learned from Rick Rubin on Lewis Howes's podcast Rick Rubin Reveals His Secret to UNLOCK Your Creativity! ↗.

No doubt, AI speeds up exploration. But finishing still depends on taste and decision.

What about you, AI and your writing?

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