𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 by Manu De Backer💡
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 – 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱? A recent study (URL in comments!) compared students writing essays in three ways: 🔹Brain-only (no tools) 🔹Search engine support 🔹ChatGPT support The findings were sobering: the more external support, the weaker the brain activity, memory recall, and sense of ownership. Over months, the ChatGPT group consistently underperformed. It made me think of something Stijn Viaene wrote: “𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘈𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘥 — 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘻𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘵.” And then I looked at myself. 💡Normally I read ~20 books a year. 💡Last year? Just 2. Why? Because I let myself slip into shortcuts: quick shallow AI answers, algorithmic noise, disposable opinions. Convenient, yes. But I miss the depth of an opinionated author, the coherence of a well-structured argument, the challenge of long-form thinking. So, I decided to push back. Last week I bought 15 new books. Fiction, essays, non-fiction. Not because I need more information, but because I want to rebuild the muscle of slow reading, of letting ideas unfold. Maybe the real challenge is not about AI at all. It is about choosing when to conserve energy — and when to lean into the hard work of thinking. For me, books & knowledge are where I choose to lean in. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂? #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #CriticalThinking #LearningCulture #HumanVsMachine