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How to stop being overly dependent on AI
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this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2026
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That's a great question. I tease, but first step is realising the problem and you've done that. Much harder is acting on it.
The truth is nobody really knows. It's new. Addiction to it is also new as is the research showing its deleterious effects on the brain.
If I was looking for somewhere to start by trying to read a book a every week or two. Alternate between appealing fiction and an important topic. If you have readings set by your educational institution - do those instead. Reading and digesting plaintext information works a lot of your brain and doesn't come with any immediate answers to questions, it will help you build your patience back.
Trying to do that and yeah, I want to read as much as I can before these techbros end up destroying all the books that we have right now.
Also, libraries. Local and school. Your librarians are information brokers. Their job is to find the shit you want and may not even be sure exists, but they'll fuckin' find it.
Even short novellas or whatever (Murderbot is crazy popular and they're like 120 pages); length don't count for shit, just read. Just get the momentum going, find a genre and/or author you like, read and keep at it.