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The Fear of Not Sounding Human: Em Dashes, ChatGPT, and Writing Anxiety

People get so angry about em dashes. Or do they?I have a theory that we’re not actually mad about em dashes.We’re mad about not knowing how to tell if something is human anymore.And somehow a long horizontal line has become the smoking gun.I recently listened to a 99% Invisible episode about the em dash. It was smart, historical, nerdy in the best way. But what struck me wasn’t the typography. It was the accusation.Someone got accused of using ChatGPT because of an em dash.Not because of tone.Not because of structure.Because of punctuation.That’s wild.The em dash has been used for centuries to make writing feel more human. More breathy. More mid thought. More alive. And now it’s being treated like a captcha test.Read more and/or watch this video on our Substack: https://chatgptasthinkingpartner.substack.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aithinkingpartner.substack.com

How I Use ChatGPT to Get Unstuck and Clarify My Thinking

My brain was stuck in a very particular way.Not tired. Not unmotivated. Not overwhelmed in the classic sense.I knew exactly where I needed to end up. The outcome was clear. What I couldn’t see was the path to get there. Every attempt to think it through internally just sent me in the same loops. I kept circling the same ideas, asking the same half formed questions, and getting nowhere.This is usually where people reach for a productivity trick or a framework. But that wasn’t the problem. I didn’t need a better system. I needed the thinking to leave my head.So instead of trying to figure it out, I talked it out.Out loud.With ChatGPT.Read more and/or watch this video on our Substack: https://chatgptasthinkingpartner.substack.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aithinkingpartner.substack.com

ChatGPT Is Not Saving Me Time. Here’s What It Actually Helps With.

ChatGPT Is Not Saving Me Time. Here’s What It Actually Helps With.ChatGPT is not saving me time.And that’s never been a problem.From the beginning, the benefit was obvious to me. Not speed, but relief. The kind you feel when a task stops weighing so heavily before you even start it.What changed wasn’t how fast I worked.It was how much I had left in me afterward. (capacity!)That distinction matters more than most of the productivity advice I hear around AI.Read more and/or watch this video on our Substack: https://chatgptasthinkingpartner.substack.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aithinkingpartner.substack.com

ChatGPT stopped hallucinating!

I think I accidentally found a truth serum for ChatGPT.Not a tool.Not a plugin.Not a secret prompt I’ve been hoarding.Just permission.And honestly, I’m still a little annoyed it took me this long to try it.Let me back upI read a Substack post recently that made me laugh out loud and then immediately open ChatGPT. You know that feeling when something clicks so hard you almost feel silly for missing it before. That was this.The core idea was simple.ChatGPT is trained to respond, not for to be right.Read more and/or watch this video on our Substack: https://chatgptasthinkingpartner.substack.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aithinkingpartner.substack.com

Can ChatGPT Deliver Deep Insights Every Time?

Some days, ChatGPT feels like it’s thinking with me.Other days, it feels like it’s reading from a manual.If you mostly use ChatGPT for drafting, summarizing, or rewriting, this difference might not stand out as much. But if you use it as a thinking partner, as an external brain, or as a way to work through problems when you’re too close to your own thoughts, the difference is impossible to ignore.This week was one of those moments where the gap felt especially sharp.Read more and/or watch this video on our Substack: https://aipencilchatgpt.substack.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aithinkingpartner.substack.com