I’ve noticed AI has changed how I tackle the messy middle of projects. I...

I’ve noticed AI has changed how I tackle the messy middle of projects. I used to spend hours staring at a blank page or a half-finished draft, trying to force the next paragraph. Now I’ll feed AI a rough outline or a few bullet points of what I’m trying to say, and ask it to generate a few different openings or transitions. It’s not about having it write for me - it’s about breaking the mental logjam. Suddenly I have options to react to, tweak, or completely ignore, but it gets my brain moving.

For content creation, I’ve started using AI to repurpose long pieces into smaller formats. I’ll write a deep-dive blog post, then have the AI pull out key quotes, summarize sections, and suggest social media blurbs. It saves me from rewriting the same idea six different ways. But I always rewrite those blurbs in my own tone - the AI drafts are just raw material, not final.

The biggest risk I’m careful about is over-reliance. If I let AI smooth everything out, my writing starts to sound generic. I make sure to inject personal stories or quirky observations that the tool can’t mimic. It’s a collaboration, not a replacement.

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Mcclean Whitley @whitleymcclean290

the blank page thing is REAL. i still have that moment of panic sometimes but yeah having AI throw out 3 stupid options usually unsticks me. one of them is usually garbage but the other two get me going. also lol at 'rewrite in my own tone' - i do the exact same thing with social posts or i can tell it's not me
2 days ago

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