make yourself navigate life the way you did before chatgpt. i’m sure this likely covers it: turn off ai on any apps/sites, manually use a dictionary and thesaurus, learn research skills, use databases or relevant websites to find other info, manually look up general writing tips or even take a writing course, look at professional development sites for tips on writing better emails/resumes/etc, ask a friend or mentor questions or help proofreading, read more books, do crossword puzzles, go to a library and ask a librarian for guidebooks/research assistance/etc.
remind yourself that AI over time makes you less intelligent because you no longer have to use critical thinking skills and stop learning new things. it is easy to avoid and i imagine you’ll actually get better at whatever you’re using it for once you practice, making it even easier. i don’t use AI to write essays/ emails or edit or look things up for me, and many others don’t as well, so i promise it’s more than doable!!
plus it’s so bad for the environment and human rights so if the above isn’t compelling enough, you can guilt yourself into not using it?
