Tools are cool because they make work easier. They shift drudge from our shoulders to machines or circuitboards. But for writers, tools aren’t all applesauce and Doritos. Sometimes making things “easier” leads to worse results. This is not to romanticize ditch-digging or punch-card programming. It’s probably better that humans no longer do some things by hand. But when it comes to designing experiences for other humans, let us not surrender all our processes to software and artificial intelligence.
Pick up your paper and pen
Pick up your paper and pen
Pick up your paper and pen
Tools are cool because they make work easier. They shift drudge from our shoulders to machines or circuitboards. But for writers, tools aren’t all applesauce and Doritos. Sometimes making things “easier” leads to worse results. This is not to romanticize ditch-digging or punch-card programming. It’s probably better that humans no longer do some things by hand. But when it comes to designing experiences for other humans, let us not surrender all our processes to software and artificial intelligence.