You need to write the first draft

I will die on the hill that you should always write the first draft. It’s not just about efficiency.

It’s about actually thinking through a problem, and taking the time to use your own voice. Not the average of your voice and the AI’s training.

If you didn’t write it, you didn’t write it.

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