When AI Helps Me Write — and When I Close It
Lately there’s been a lot of discussion around AI as a writing assistant — especially tools that work directly inside your text instead of starting from a blank prompt.
I’ve been experimenting with that approach, and I’ve found it useful in a very specific way.
AI helps me most after I’ve started — not before.
If I already know what I want to say but a sentence feels tangled, highlighting it and asking for clarity can be helpful. The idea stays the same, but the words land better. It’s less about generating content and more about removing friction.
Where I’m careful is letting AI decide what to say next.
If I don’t know what I think yet, handing that moment over to a tool feels premature. That pause — the slightly uncomfortable space where you’re figuring out your own position — is often where the most honest writing comes from.
I’ve noticed a clear difference between:
- Using AI to refine a thought
- And using AI to avoid forming one
One sharpens the message.
The other quietly replaces it.
So my current approach is simple:
I make sure I know what I'm trying to say before anything else takes over
Nothing changes unless I choose it.
Nothing stays unless it sounds like me.
Used that way, AI feels less like a writer and more like a quiet editor sitting nearby — helpful when needed, invisible when not.
That balance has made writing feel lighter without feeling outsourced.
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This is a good approach. AI can often times be the "yes man/yes mam" so you have to be careful about just taking their ideas and running with it. Instead, you need to consider that it is going to be provide you with a lot of information an d ideas, and it is up to you to decide whether or not these ideas are great ones, good ones, or not so good ones.
I often times find myself sound boarding really sophisticated ideas with AI. I usually let it wander, just so I can maximize the ideas that I get and then decide on the ones I want to keep, and the ones that I want to throw out.
This is a new level of power that we all have, and power that didn't once exist and we all need to be harnessing AI for it's power...but also to be aware of its limitations. Sounds like you are doing exactly this, nice work on that Chuck!
Thanks Kyle, I appreciate that.
The “yes man” aspect is exactly what made me slow down and rethink how I was using it. The confidence in the answers can be helpful, but it can also quietly nudge you past judgment if you’re not paying attention.
I really like how you described letting it wander and then filtering from there — that’s been my experience too. When I treat it as a sounding board instead of a decision-maker, the quality of what comes out the other side improves a lot.
You’re right — this level of access and power didn’t exist before, and learning how to harness it responsibly is part of the skill now. It’s not just about what AI can produce, but about how we engage with it.
Thanks again for the perspective.
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Thank you for sharing
I am using AI with success to be an aide to my writing as well. Since I am writing from my own experience I pretty much know what I want to say and cover in each article.
I also use AI to help me get my message across to make my message clearer to my readers. Since my readers are older adults this is important to my success, I am happy to learn even better from you how I can use AI to write clearer to my readers
Jeff
Thanks Jeff, I appreciate you sharing that.
Writing from your own experience makes a big difference — when you already know what you want to say, AI becomes a tool for clarity instead of a crutch. That’s a great place to be.
I like how you mentioned your audience too. Using AI to help simplify language or smooth out phrasing for older readers is a smart, reader-first approach. It’s less about changing the message and more about making sure it lands the way you intend.
I’m still learning as I go myself, but treating AI as an aide to communication rather than a replacement for experience has been working well for me so far.
Thanks again for adding to the conversation.
Thank you for responding,
I also am still learning and experimenting with AI, but with us sharing we are helping others learn as well
Jeff