Don’t Outsource Your Thinking to AI
If everyone sounds the same, who is actually thinking?
I disappeared from LinkedIn for almost a month… and when I came back, everything sounded exactly the same...
This is my first post of 2026. 🥳
I took a month off starting December 15. I disconnected completely. I’m deeply grateful I can organize my work around my life, not the other way around.
When I finally opened my inbox today after almost a month, I had 226 emails, mostly from LinkedIn. I read every single one. That number may not sound big to some, but for me it was a reality check of how bombarded we are 24/7.
I did check social media occasionally. I peeked at LinkedIn here and there. But it felt like reading the same thing on repeat. So I closed the app and went back to my poutine and snow. Ah, poutine!
Maybe I sound like a broken record, but do you ever feel like you’re scrolling LinkedIn and it’s not different people speaking, just the same voice wearing different names?
Everyone shared their 2025 lessons. Did everyone actually learn those lessons, or did we simply create content because it was time to create content?
Even the comments are AI generated. Since when we don’t trust our own thoughts?
Somewhere along the way, quantity started to matter more than quality. Posting for the algorithm began to matter more than saying something real. There are already studies showing that over-reliance on AI is reducing our cognitive abilities.
Remember when we were kids and copied the cool kids to belong? The clothes, the expressions, the behaviors. It feels like we’re doing the same thing now as adults. Only this time, we’re outsourcing our voice.
I believe the real struggle today is staying true to yourself and thinking your own thoughts. But that’s only part of it.
We’re slowly losing our ability to sit with uncertainty. To think slowly, to wrestle with an idea before turning it into content. When everything can be generated instantly, we stop practicing judgment. We stop asking ourselves whether we actually believe what we’re sharing.
Then there’s decision atrophy. Tools suggest what to say, how to say it, and when to say it. We make fewer real choices. Over time, fewer choices weaken our instincts. And relearning how to trust those instincts is harder than we admit. I see that in coaching sessions everyday.
There’s also trust. Audiences are becoming numb. Everything sounds polished, nothing feels human.
Just so I am clear, I am not rejecting AI nor judging the use of AI! We should absolutely use it to simplify our work and stay current. This comes from a place of concern, not judgment.
What do you think happens when we give away our most valuable asset, our thinking?
Your Co-Pilot becomes THE Pilot.
Presence, discernment, and judgment are muscles. And like all muscles, they weaken when they’re not used.
Choose wisely.
Happy New Year everyone!
