Writer Quits AI for Months: "It Felt Like I Lost Part of My Brain"
alex_verem · x · 2026-10-09
alexverem shares his decision to quit AI-assisted writing entirely after months of relying on it for ideas, stuck sentences, and hooks. The first thing he noticed: "it felt like I lost a part of my brain." A personal experiment on AI dependence and writing atrophy, with details in the thread.
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