When was the last time you started with a blank page?

For most of us, that uncomfortable pause, the moment before the first sentence, used to be part of the work. It was where ideas formed, uncertainty surfaced, and thinking took shape.

Now, AI can generate a polished first draft in seconds.

In this episode of Decoded: AI for Everyone, we explore what changes when AI becomes the default starting point for thinking, writing, planning, designing, and creating.

• What happens to originality when we edit instead of generate?
• What happens to effort when friction disappears?
• What happens to confidence when fluency arrives before understanding?

This isn’t about rejecting AI. It’s about using it intentionally.

Because the real question isn’t whether AI can help you start, it’s whether you still make space to think before it speaks.

Resources & Tools

For practical AI guides, comparisons, and prompts to help you work more intentionally with AI, visit: https://PromptEngineeringCookbook.com

Learn more about the show and Joel Leslie: https://JoelLeslie.com.au

Decoded: AI for Everyone is a non-technical podcast exploring how AI is quietly reshaping work, judgment, creativity, and trust, and how to live with it deliberately.