Nicolas Cole argues that before using AI to solve a problem, spend 20 minutes trying it yourself with pen and paper. This builds a mental model so you can actually evaluate what AI produces instead of blindly accepting it.
The hill that I will die on for the next 20 years is that I think one of the worst things that you can do when building new skills is to skip the step of trying to do it yourself first and just jump to, I'll just have AI give me the answer. That's not to say you shouldn't use AI. It's just you shouldn't deprive yourself of the opportunity to get a rep in yourself. It is so worthwhile sitting down, do it old school, do it with a pen and paper, because I promise if you take the time to do that, and I'm not saying take 5 years and become a master at this. I'm saying take 20 minutes. If you take the time to do that first, then when AI gives you an output, you are going to know what needs to be improved about it.
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