Posts tagged 021723
In the cracks

Well, that didn’t take long.

This week, on a post of mine, I received a comment that was unmistakably generated by ChatGPT.

It had all of the hallmarks of ChatGPT’s writing style, or lack thereof: Identical structure between paragraphs, restating the words of the prompt verbatim in each topic sentence, and over-reliance on phrases like, “It’s important to remember that...” and “find what works best for you.”

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The knowledge and skill gap

I never enjoyed cooking very much because I always had the vague sense that I didn’t know what I was doing.

Even though I spent years working in commercial kitchens, I didn’t have much of an awareness of knife technique or other aspects of food preparation. Therefore, I was intimidated by recipes. I stuck to routine meals that I could figure out through trial and error.

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Who needs the muse?

My process for writing articles is pretty straightforward.

I sit down to write and simply wait for an idea. Within a couple of minutes, an idea appears, and I write.

You could say that’s pretty woo-woo, but I find it to be incredibly practical. Why shouldn’t an idea simply be there when I’m looking for it?

Where else would it be, if it’s not already in my head?

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