Human Advantage
Some words you have to write yourself
The apology, the condolence, the thank-you that matters — the value of these words is that you wrote them.
Keep a short list of message types you'll always write in your own hand: apologies, condolences, serious thanks, hard personal news. AI can help you think about what to say. The sentences themselves come from you — imperfect is part of the point.
Why it works
In these messages the medium is the message: the reader is weighing your attention and care, not your prose. Outsourced polish reads as distance exactly when closeness is the job.
Watch out
If someone learns a heartfelt message from you was machine-written, the damage outlives the message. Don't create that risk.
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