The Convenience Trap

Over the past few days, I have noticed something interesting.

A few proposals and idea notes have come my way. Within the first few lines, you can almost immediately tell how they were created. The tone, the structure, the phrasing. It is obvious from a kilometre away.

ChatGPT or Gemini.

Now, let me be clear. I use ChatGPT myself, often. It is a powerful tool. It can help structure thoughts, generate frameworks, and push thinking forward.

But what I am increasingly seeing is something different.
People are not using it as a thinking partner. They are using it as a shortcut.

Earlier, the shortcut was copied and pasted from an old template. Now the shortcut is to enter a prompt into ChatGPT and forward the output almost unchanged. Sometimes, they do not even bother adjusting the tone or inserting their own thinking.

And the strange thing is this: it is immediately obvious.

We optimize everything we do for convenience, not improvement.

Convenience gives us faster output. Improvement demands emotional energy and engagement. Reflection and original thought.

AI can amplify our thinking. But it cannot replace the effort of thinking.

When we optimize only for convenience, the result may look polished. But sadly, it doesn’t feel original or relatable!!