Conscientious AI Usage
AI is For tasks, not thinking.
Everything I’ve written, recorded, and filmed about using AI without outsourcing your thinking.
8 questions, about 60 seconds.
By warning sign
The 4 Signs of AI Brain Rot…how to prevent it
1 Reflexive User
You can’t think about something for more than 5 minutes without asking AI for help.
2 People Skipper
You’re asking AI about your customers, clients, or audience, instead of asking them.
3 No Skin in the Game
You use AI to come up with stuff, but you’re not committed to it because you spent little time thinking about it.
4 Empty AI Advisor
You get “advice” from AI but it’s not real advice because AI is designed to placate you.
How to Use AI for Tasks, Not Craft
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AI episodes of the podcast.

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