Learning in the age of AI

You ask the AI for something, it works, and you move on. But a few days later, you couldn't do it again without it. We've all felt that.

Here's the thing I keep coming back to: producing is not the same as understanding. AI makes you fast at delivering, but not necessarily good at knowing.

The hard part — getting stuck, being wrong, reading it again — isn't an obstacle to learning. It IS the learning. If you skip it, you skip the part that actually shapes you.

It's the same idea as always: the tool is not the problem. AI is great for speeding up what you already understand. The risk is using it to avoid understanding it in the first place.

I'm not saying don't use it. It's about when. Fight the problem first, then ask for help. Use AI as a tutor that explains, not as a crutch that replaces you.

There's something uncomfortable about not knowing. About going slow. But like real connections, that discomfort is real — and what you build from it is yours.

The shortcut hands you the answer; the long road hands you the skill. Use AI to accelerate what you already understand, not to avoid understanding it.