How are you using AI?! No question is off limits, even if your car needs to be fixed! I had an error showing up on my dashboard. I shared the error with Chat GPT. My dear sweet husband followed the directions. My error is gone. My car is fixed!!!!

There’s something about the space between Christmas and New Year’s that makes people want to stack plans. New goals. New habits. New pressure. It feels productive… but most of the time, it’s just more weight. Your next level isn’t hiding in what you add. It’s unlocked by what you finally say no to. No to commitments that drain you. No to goals you picked up out of obligation. No to habits that look good on paper but cost you energy. Growth isn’t always about doing more. Sometimes it’s about protecting your time, focus, and bandwidth so the right things can actually grow. Before you ask, “What do I need to do next year?” Ask this instead: "What am I done carrying into 2026?" That answer will shape your year more than any goal ever will. 👇Drop one thing you’re choosing to say no to next year.

Can anyone suggest the best tool to use to then humanize your AI work? I work hard on using AI to do my best output for work and would hate to be dinged for using it in proposals and presentations!

Prompting is often treated like a hack, a clever phrase that unlocks better answers.But this framing misses the point entirely. Prompting is not about manipulating AI. It is about making our thinking explicit. As AI becomes embedded in everyday work, prompting reveals itself as a core cognitive skill. It surfaces how clearly we understand a problem, how well we communicate intent, and how thoughtfully we reason through uncertainty. ---------- WHY PROMPTING IS MISUNDERSTOOD ---------- Many people approach prompting as a technical exercise. They look for formulas, templates, or magic words that guarantee better outputs. This mindset assumes the tool is the problem and the solution lies in learning how to control it. This leads to shallow engagement. When results disappoint, the response is often to tweak wording rather than examine assumptions. The prompt becomes a workaround instead of a reflection. AI does not reward clever phrasing nearly as much as it rewards clear thinking. When the underlying intent is vague, no amount of prompt engineering can fully compensate. Prompting feels difficult not because it is complex, but because it requires us to slow down and articulate what we actually mean. ---------- PROMPTING MAKES THINKING VISIBLE ---------- A good prompt externalizes thought. It forces us to define goals, constraints, context, and success criteria. In doing so, it exposes gaps that were previously hidden in our heads. When we struggle to write a prompt, it is often because we are unclear ourselves. The friction we feel is not with AI, but with our own ambiguity. This is why prompting can feel uncomfortable at first. It removes the illusion of understanding. AI reflects back exactly what we put in, without filling in missing logic on our behalf. Over time, this becomes a strength. Prompting trains precision. It sharpens reasoning. It turns vague ideas into structured inputs. ---------- FROM COMMANDS TO COLLABORATION ---------- Another common mistake is treating prompts as commands. Do this. Generate that. Fix this. While AI can respond to instructions, this approach limits its usefulness.