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By Julie Zhuo · lg.substack.com · @joulee on X · LinkedIn
The essay opens with an anecdote about a journalist's first impressions of a notable figure, using it as a jumping-off point to ask what humans should use their minds for as AI takes on more cognitive work. It frames the broader question as a central choice facing people, weighing how AI could either erode or sharpen our thinking capacities. The piece is a paid, reflective essay rather than a how-to, and the source text provided here is only a brief opening, so the full argument is not visible.
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- Consider deliberately which cognitive work you want to keep doing yourself as AI takes over more tasks.
- Treat thinking itself as a skill that can be trained and atrophied, not just an output.
- The choice about how we use our minds with AI is a human decision, not a foregone outcome.
- Reflective questions about purpose can matter more than immediate productivity gains from new tools.
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