The more I use AI tools – not just for quick answers or copywriting, but as genuine thinking partners—the more I realize something profound:
The method of working with AI is just as important as the output.
And maybe, just maybe, it’s exactly the method we need more of in our human relationships, collaborations, and work environments.
Let’s look at what actually happens when we interact with AI, when we do it well:
We don’t expect it to read our mind.
We don’t assume it’ll get it right on the first try.
We don’t judge it when the result isn’t perfect.
We don’t give up when it “misunderstands” us.
Instead – we communicate.
We ask a question, get a response, refine it, clarify.
We try again. We redirect. We expand.
We co-create.
It becomes a rhythm, a dance, a kind of ping-pong of thought and language.
And when it flows well – something beautiful happens:
We start to think more freely.
We allow detours. We get creative.
We make associations we didn’t see before.
We build better ideas together than we ever could alone.
And it begs the question:
Why don’t we always work like this with people?
Why are we so quick to expect instant understanding, perfect articulation, immediate results?
Why do we assume that if someone doesn’t “get us” right away, something’s wrong?
The truth is the opposite:
The most meaningful work, the most powerful collaborations – are built over time.
They emerge through layered clarity, mutual learning, adaptive iteration.
Just like with AI, what matters most is the space we create – for trial, error, and refinement.
Working with AI has taught me how to work better with people.
It’s taught me to listen more deeply – not just to what’s said, but to what’s missing.
To ask better questions.
To make fewer assumptions.
To welcome “not getting it right” as part of the process.
To engage in dialogue, not monologue.
To slow down, and think together.
Whether I’m collaborating with a team, supporting a client, or navigating a tough conversation – this way of working has become a compass:
🧭 Don’t expect full understanding. Build it.
🧭 Don’t demand perfection. Evolve together.
🧭 Don’t rush the process. Trust it.
In a world moving faster than ever, this might be one of the greatest gifts of our time:
Not just that we have powerful AI tools in our hands—
but that they’re quietly re-teaching us the art of thoughtful dialogue,
of shared creativity,
of human-centered process.
Because when we stop expecting instant answers,
and start building shared understanding –
we don’t just work better.
We live better.