AI is making me a better editor

Everyone worries AI will make us lazy writers.

The opposite is happening to me.

AI wants to write everything. Long paragraphs. Perfect transitions. Neat conclusions that wrap everything up with a bow.

I spend most of my time cutting. Removing words I don’t like. Cleaning up endings that over-explain the point.

The creative work has shifted. It’s not about generating anymore, it’s about recognizing what matters and ruthlessly eliminating what doesn’t.

I’m forced to practice saying “no” to perfectly decent sentences because they’re not essential.

I’m learning how to distill without losing the core.

How to be brief without being empty.