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Re: You didn't see it coming

#21
> Note: Written from my own experience, with Claude helping me structure my rambling thoughts into something readable

> #Personal Growth

Why not spend a bit of effort to rewrite the draft yourself? That's how you learn, and well, grow as a writer and a thinker.

Re: You didn't see it coming

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> Note: Written from my own experience, with Claude helping me structure my rambling thoughts into something readable > #Personal Growth Why not spend a bit of effort to rewrite the draft yourself? That's how you learn, and well, grow as a writer and a thinker.

I agree. I write 70% of it and then Claude helps me refine it by enhancing vocab, structure and grammar. Ideally I would like to just use it fix grammar but atleast this way I am writing more and my drafts just don’t sit in notes.

Re: You didn't see it coming

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It’s safe to assume without extraordinary evidence that anything posted on LinkedIn is at best glorified reality, but most likely complete fabrication. There’s zero incentive for anybody to be truthful.

Have you found any social medium on internet that actually empowers honesty?

the ones that are not focused on professional, commercial or business opportunities, like LinkedIn is, at least remove one of the motivations to lie. Those that offer full anonymity, remove another.

Re: You didn't see it coming

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post #5

People bullshit on linkedin for sure. This is the mild end. Medium end is made up stories "a client told me...", and high end you have fat lies.

I learnt people even put wrong revenue numbers or what not

Weirdest thing is they're not even lying about the tight things. E.g. why would I care about turnover when I actually want to see revenue?

If you do b2b ofcourse there's going to be money flowing, that's not news.

Re: You didn't see it coming

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That’s a pretty strong take on someone labelled “friend”…

Some level of retrospective pat on back is necessary if all of the competition is doing it

I know people like prediction markets for this reason. There is no hiding. You’re either right or not

Re: You didn't see it coming

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post #23

> Note: Written from my own experience, with Claude helping me structure my rambling thoughts into something readable > #Personal Growth Why not spend a bit of effort to rewrite the draft yourself? That's how you learn, and well, grow as a writer and a thinker.

I agree. I write 70% of it and then Claude helps me refine it by enhancing vocab, structure and grammar. Ideally I would like to just use it fix grammar but atleast this way I am writing more and my drafts just don’t sit in notes.

The 30% you're outsourcing are where the growth happens. If you don't have any idea how to improve beyond a vague feeling that AI outputs look "better", I recommend checking out the book "What Is Good Writing?" by the linguist Geoffrey J. Huck. It should give you a clear understanding of your impressions and a clear direction.
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