Editorial theme
Grounded
Useful AI has to survive a normal week, including interruptions, incomplete information, and work that cannot be handed to a machine.
Choose ordinary tasks
Start with work you already do, such as preparing a meeting agenda or turning notes into a first draft. A workflow is useful when it fits the tools, time, and attention you actually have.
Count the checking time
A fast draft is not a time saving if verification and rewriting take longer than the original task. Judge the complete workflow, including the review.
Keep people in the work
Personal conversations, sensitive feedback, and decisions with serious consequences need human attention. AI may help you prepare, but it should not replace the relationship or responsibility.
Adopt AI. Stay in charge.
The theme changes the angle, not the promise.