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AI-Assisted Blog Writing Process

Step 1: Brain Dump

Open a chat with Cursor and dump everything onto the page. Include random thoughts, opinions, struggles, and half-formed ideas about what you want to say. Use Wispr Flow to dictate this stream of consciousness, letting your thoughts flow naturally without filtering or organizing.

Step 2: Structure Development

Ask the AI to suggest a coherent structure based on your raw material. Review and edit this outline carefully, moving sections around until the flow makes logical sense. Do not proceed to writing until the structure feels right.

Step 3: Content Generation

Ask the AI to write the actual post following the approved structure. Use the outline as a roadmap to ensure the content stays focused and organized.

Step 4: Methodical Editing

Go through the draft paragraph by paragraph. Ask the AI to refine or completely rewrite sections that don't hit the mark. Chop out sections where the AI has overdone things. Tweak individual sentences that need adjustment.

Step 5: Final Style Check

Run a final style check against your Cursor rules, which should contain your writing guidelines and preferences. (Generate these rules initially by having AI analyze your older posts, then refine them over time.)

Key Principle

Start with strong opinions and clear direction. Without substantial human input, AI tends to produce generic, lifeless content that reads like every other AI-generated post on the internet. The process should combine human insight with AI's ability to structure and refine.