Why AI Feels Like a Toddler With a PhD in My Workflow

AI has become one of my favorite tools, but not because it replaces any part of my work. The best way I can describe it is that it feels like having a toddler with a PhD on my team. It can be brilliant, insightful, and surprisingly intuitive one moment, and then slightly unhinged and in need of supervision the next. Still, when I guide it well, it helps me think more clearly and spot patterns I might miss on my own.

I relied on that support while shaping my KickStart RoadMap. I already knew the structure and goals of the service, but I wanted to look at my ideas from fresh angles. AI helped me sort through my brainstorming notes and compare themes across content I had already created, reflecting my thoughts back in a clearer shape. That process made something stand out that I had not fully articulated: the real challenge my clients described was not just disorganization, it was decision fatigue. AI did not create the RoadMap for me. It simply helped illuminate insights that were already present in my own thinking.

I use AI in a similar way when I am writing. After finishing a draft, I will often ask it to summarize the piece in one sentence. If the summary does not match what I intended, I know something in the content needs refining. It is not editing for me. It is functioning as a fast mirror, showing me whether the heart of the message is coming through the way I want.

That is really the role AI plays in my business. It is part collaborator, part assistant, part clarity tool. It accelerates my thinking but never replaces it. The strategy, voice, and creativity are always mine. AI simply helps me see my own work from new angles, like a very smart (and occasionally chaotic) companion sitting at the edge of my desk.