How to build a healthy relationship with AI
Like any relationship, this one goes better when you set the terms. Here are the ones that work.
The lesson
Give real context, so it can actually help. Talk, don't transact: the second message beats the first. Check what matters, let the small stuff slide. And keep the parts that make you, you: your judgment, your voice, your curiosity. A healthy relationship with AI isn't about the tool at all. It's about which habits you feed.
Try it — 60 seconds
Here's how I've been using AI lately: [describe a typical week]. What's one habit I should keep, one I should drop, and one I should try this week?
Copy it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — whichever you already use. Fill in the brackets with your real life.
Watch out
More AI isn't the goal — better thinking is. If you can't say what a session gave you, make the next one smaller and sharper.