When It Helps
- Generating options when your brain is blank.
- Turning messy thoughts into a plan.
- Finding angles, objections, markets, and examples.
- Teaching a skill through a project.
Street smarts for models
AI sounds confident because language is its job.
That does not mean it is right, useful, honest, or aligned with your goal. Good operators stay curious and keep control of the direction.
When To Push Back
- It dodges the question.
- It gives vibes instead of evidence.
- It agrees too much.
- It will not make a recommendation.
Operator Lines
- `Give evidence or say you do not know.`
- `Attack this idea as 10th Man.`
- `Make a call and explain the tradeoff.`
- `Give me the next 30-minute task.`
The point is agency.
Use AI hard. Question it hard. Keep what works. Throw away the rest. That is the actual literacy.