Because of the 20 years he’s been cultivating his ability in the craft of writing, what he thinks to do is just different from what I would think to do. I’ve seen the differences in what people get out of AI. The people who can get the best out of it need it the least.

My process is that I’m constantly reading, listening, and watching things. I do all my reading with physical books, so I have a pen in hand and I’m making notes in the margins. Once I finish a book, I put it aside for a bit and then go back through it with the note cards. Anything that holds up as interesting or potentially useful I write on a... See more