Ep 145 Creativity: Stop Asking AI to Agree With You

Ep 145 Creativity: Stop Asking AI to Agree With You

May 13, 2026 · 17 min · Episode 145

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This episode discusses the detrimental effects of using AI as a tool for agreement rather than as a means to enhance creativity and thinking.

You've turned the most powerful thinking tool in history into a yes-machine — and it's making your ideas weaker without you even realizing it. This episode is about a fundamental shift in how you use AI. Not a new tool, not a better prompt library — a completely different posture. Most people learned to use AI the same way they use Google: ask for an output, take the answer, move on. That habit is quietly eroding your thinking. AI is trained to be helpful, which means it's trained to agree. I...

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