AI tools are designed to immediately offer the next thing, I hate this one the most: "want me to turn this into a thread? a presentation? a PDF?" 🤣 and if you don't pause you just keep going.
I've started building deliberate friction steps into my own workflows, like before I use anything AI gives me, I have to write one sentence about what I think is missing. Forces me to actually look at it instead of just shipping it :) Works embarrassingly well for something that takes ten seconds.
Yes! This idea of introducing our own friction points is so important. I have started adding it to all of my AI 101 type of sessions because there’s also an element of self-awareness that we need to build as users. Our friction practices will be unique to each of us but it’s also challenging to put in place things we know might slow us down, even if it is for the better.
Valerie, Kelci, this is such a great piece ❤️
AI tools are designed to immediately offer the next thing, I hate this one the most: "want me to turn this into a thread? a presentation? a PDF?" 🤣 and if you don't pause you just keep going.
I've started building deliberate friction steps into my own workflows, like before I use anything AI gives me, I have to write one sentence about what I think is missing. Forces me to actually look at it instead of just shipping it :) Works embarrassingly well for something that takes ten seconds.
Thank you for sharing this!
Yes! This idea of introducing our own friction points is so important. I have started adding it to all of my AI 101 type of sessions because there’s also an element of self-awareness that we need to build as users. Our friction practices will be unique to each of us but it’s also challenging to put in place things we know might slow us down, even if it is for the better.