Summary: In a world increasingly dominated by automation and AI, many people struggle to maintain their sense of agency and trust in their own judgment. As we rely more on technology for decision-making, there is a growing risk of losing our ability to think for ourselves. To combat this, engaging in practices like journaling can help individuals reconnect with their thoughts, refine their beliefs, and strengthen their personal agency.
every time you ask an AI to double-check your text messages, to make sure your email sounds right, to help you flirt with someone, you lose a little more trust in yourself, in your own judgement. (View Highlight)
the greater danger of AI is not that machines will think for themselves, but that humans will cease to. (View Highlight)
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agency typically can’t be given; it must be grown. (View Highlight)
So the low-agency person would use AI to eliminate choice, while the high-agency person would use AI to increase choice. (View Highlight)
I therefore see AI as a personality amplifier; it will give more agency to those who already have it, and take more from those who already lack it. (View Highlight)
as a fugitive from yourself makes you forget who you are and relinquish who you could be. (View Highlight)
To overcome the strain of thinking, do more thinking. (View Highlight)
Daily journaling also acts as continual feedback by which you can evaluate whether you’re moving toward your goals. All of this brings order to the mind, so that, like a well-tended garden, it becomes a place we want to spend our time in rather than escaping at any opportunity. (View Highlight)
the purpose of writing is not just to produce writing, but to distil your thoughts, refine your beliefs, and maintain your agency. (View Highlight)
“beingsomeoneoften means being someone you’re not, and if you chase the approval of others, you may, in the end, lose the approval of yourself.” (View Highlight)