I fell into a pattern of ask ChatGPT first, think second. And it caused me to think less for myself. Any problem or idea with building my business, writing software, etc. my default would be to ask ChatGPT, read its response, then start thinking about it. It fried my patience for my own thoughts the same way that TikTok brainrot fries attention spans. I was looking for immediate answers and that cheap quick dopamine was giving me the illusion of productivity.
Now that I’m aware of this trap, I try to think through things on my own first, then ask AI an open ended version of the same question (to avoid steering it to my same conclusion), and use its response to challenge/refine my thinking.