"being real with yourself" is the most important cognitive skill for the AI age

AI makes it easier to lie to yourself. you gotta be able to honestly answer: am I actually thinking with AI, or am I letting it do the hard part for me? is this essay/product/business a good idea, or did AI convince me it was?

then you won’t need hard rules like “always/never use AI for X.” if you pay attention and avoid self-deception, you can feel when you are doing real work