Lenny RachitskyHost of Lenny's Podcast | Author of Lenny's Newsletter

Don't Let Claude Think For You

5 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker explains how they use the AI assistant Claude as a collaborative coworker rather than a replacement for their own thinking. They value Claude's ability to push back on underdeveloped ideas, treating it like a colleague who challenges them. The speaker emphasizes that they retain personal judgment and maintain their own point of view and tone, using Claude to refine thoughts without letting the model dominate the decision‑making process.

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Sometimes it's having Claude push back makes me better. And so that's great. Like a coworker, I want somebody to push back when my ideas are not fully formed. Claude doesn't take over all of my thinking for me. Depending on the situation, depending on how much more personal judgment I wanna have in a situation, I might come up with my own POV first and then work with Claude through that. Making sure that, like, I maintain my sense and tone throughout.