WILD BARE THOUGHTS

How I Use AI to Sharpen My Taste and Pursue the Real Me

because taste is self-pursuit—and self-pursuit requires taste

stepfanie tyler

Jul 16, 2025

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Most people think AI makes you lose yourself. That it kills taste. That algorithms flatten us into sameness, rewarding short attention spans, cheap aesthetics, and dopamine over... See more

I realized I wasn't just using AI as a tool—I was using it as a therapist, a coach, a mirror that reflected back patterns I couldn't see myself.

My real breakthrough came with what I call my "Daily 5"—five minutes each day where I stream-of-consciousness dump whatever's churning in my mind into a conversation with an AI. At first, it felt... See more

Make no mistake, a machine’s memory is useful. I like the idea of a technology that will let me interrogate myself. To crawl through my notes and fragments of writing and present something like a coherent thought. I do not think knowing myself will make me less lonely. I do not think it will make me a better person