What this week taught me (honest Saturday) 🐾
The reader story that made me emotional, the AI moment that surprised me most, and what's coming next week — something I haven't talked about yet.
Saturday morning. Coffee’s hot. This week is done. Let’s talk.
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What worked
✅ What landed better than expected
The response to Monday’s post. I asked you to tell me one way you’ve used AI, or wish you could, outside of work. The replies came in quickly and they were so specific, so real. Not “I use it for writing.” More like: helping an elderly parent, figuring out what to do with a restless afternoon, fighting an insurance company. These are the moments nobody puts in a YouTube thumbnail. They’re also the moments that matter most.
✅ What felt right about this week’s theme
Slowing down. Last week was systems and production and content multiplication. This week was quieter. The feedback I got, in replies, in comments, in DMs, was that this week felt more personal. More like something they could actually do. That tells me something about pacing. Not every week needs to be a big production system. Some weeks just need to be real.
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What surprised me
🤔 The honest surprise this week
The evening slot. Of the three habit stack slots I taught on Thursday, the one I use least consistently in my own life is the evening one. And teaching it made me realize I should be using it more. There’s something uncomfortable about being honest about your own day at the end of it, even to an AI. I think that discomfort is exactly why it works. I’m going to be more intentional about it next week and report back.
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What I’d do differently
💭 One change for next time
I’d feature reader stories from the start of the week rather than the middle. The Wednesday post was the most emotionally resonant post I published this week, and I think it would have done even more work if it had run on Monday to set the tone for everything that followed. Something to experiment with.
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Catch up on anything you missed
🎬 Sunday: How I Use AI for Everyday Life (Nothing to Do With Content)
🎬 Tuesday: The One AI Habit I Use Every Single Day.
🎬 Thursday: Build a Personal AI Habit Stack.
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What’s coming next week
🔭 May 25–31
Next week we’re going somewhere I haven’t taken this channel yet.
We’re talking about AI and the people in your life. How to use AI for communication, not work email, not business messages, but the personal ones. The hard ones. The ones you’ve been putting off for weeks because you don’t know how to start.
Sunday: How I used AI to write a difficult message I’d been avoiding for weeks
Tuesday: 3 personal messages AI helped me write, and what I changed before sending
Thursday: The Human Touch Principle. How to use AI for communication without losing what makes it yours
If you know someone who’s been carrying a conversation they haven’t been able to start, and share this newsletter with them. Next week might be exactly what they needed.
Thank you for this week. Genuinely. Now go enjoy your Saturday. 🐾
— Debbie
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