Beyond good intentions: using ChatGPT to plan your New Year’s resolutions
New Year’s resolutions have fallen out of fashion, haven’t they? It’s easy to make them but hard to stick with them. Nevertheless, I still make resolutions each January — I…
Meeting that should have been an email? AI can help with that.
Part 1: Deciding whether your meeting could be an email instead Meetings suck. Unnecessary meetings waste time, get in the way of other work, and generally tick people off. They…
When you get real with ChatGPT, you get advice you can actually use
I’ve gotten advice (from people who know what they’re talking about) that I knew right away I was never going to follow. I said something like, “that makes sense,” or…
The elephant in the room: The ethics of using AI
Actually, it’s more like a herd of elephants in the room. I’ve been struggling lately thinking about the moral and ethical issues surrounding AI use. Am I making things worse…
Spot, refine, repeat: Training your eye for better AI output
In part, we end up with cringe-inducing AI writing because people don’t know how to judge the output from tools like ChatGPT. It doesn’t sound quite right, but they don’t…
Stop using filler words (and fix the real issue instead)
ChatGPT LOVES to use filler words—phrases that add bulk without substance. But they’re not just annoying, they signal poor writing.
AI slop explained: What it is, why it’s terrible, and how to fix it
Sure, you can open ChatGPT and ask it to write a report for you. But what you’ll get is bland, generic, and uninformative—what’s become known as “AI slop.” Learn how to spot and avoid writing that fills space without delivering value.
The em dash is not the problem
AI-generated writing overuses the em dash, which is where this poor punctuation mark got its bad reputation. But it’s not just an issue of overuse—the em dash is part of larger sentence patterns that make writing sound generic and robotic.
You can fix your email subject lines in 30 seconds
If you’re like me, the subject line of an email is usually an afterthought. Like, whew, I’m almost done with this message…I’ll just type some words in there real quick…SEND!…
ChatGPT loves me (and you, and everyone)
ChatGPT is my biggest fan! 🏆I bet it’s your biggest fan, too! 🏆 It’s constantly telling me how brilliant and insightful I am. It’s the digital equivalent of one of…
ChatGPT emojis: Love ‘em or hate ‘em?
To ✨ or not to ✨, that is the question. ChatGPT (and similar Gen AI tools) love to sprinkle those little Unicode emojis into your text. But it’s not always…
Evaluating ChatGPT’s Thinking and Fast Modes for Health Writing
The latest version of ChatGPT has a new feature called Thinking Mode. (Which makes me wonder: What was it doing before?) Thinking Mode takes more time to analyze, reason, and…
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