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I stopped asking AI whether my work is good. It will always say yes. It is a cheerleader by design.
Now I do the opposite. Before I trust anything I made, I take it to ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity and I tell them to stop being polite and be the meanest critic in the room. Why is this wrong. What did I miss. Who already did this better. Then I sit in the sting instead of arguing with it.
The praise is worthless. The brutal answer is the whole point.
The most beautiful thing in the world is a hobby until someone pays for it.
New piece today on the two lies every builder has to get past, the one your dashboard tells you and the one AI tells you when you ask if you are any good.
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I'd launch with the right one.
AI won’t replace great engineers.
But engineers using AI will definitely outpace those who don’t ☝🏻
True!
🤖 AI Didn't Replace Jobs. It Replaced Repetitive Work.
Every time a new AI tool launches, the same question comes up:
"Will AI take our jobs?" 🤔
I think we're asking the wrong question.
AI isn't replacing people. It's replacing the repetitive parts of our work.
Writing routine emails, Summarizing meetings, Organizing spreadsheets and Searching through documents
😁 That's not a job. That's repetitive work.
The real value has always been in things AI can't truly replace:
💡 Creative thinking
🤝 Building relationships
🎯 Making decisions
🧠 Solving new problems
The calculator didn't replace accountants.
Excel didn't replace finance teams.
AI is doing the same—it changes how we work, not why we work. 🚀
The professionals who thrive won't be the ones avoiding AI. They'll be the ones using it to save time and focus on work that actually creates value.
Don't compete with AI. Use it wisely. ✨
💬 What's one repetitive task you've happily handed over to AI?
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