I tried writing with the AI off for a day

One day, no ChatGPT in the draft. The copy was worse, then better.

Between client calls I gave the tool and the other one the same ten-minute task.

One day, no ChatGPT in the draft. The copy was worse, then better.

The first hour was slow. The second was honest. The third was mine.

The AI draft is a crutch I'd lean on by default. A day off showed the muscle.

Now I write the skeleton, then ask it to argue with me.

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