This is a really helpful post, Chris. I gave a talk to a creative writing class a year ago on flourishing in the age of AI, and a big part of my message was exactly this: your imperfections & uniqueness are exactly what will draw readers to your work.
The flip side: when I teach business communications, most of the writing I get initially is "generic & vacuous"—it may as well be AI-generated, even if it's not. Job #1 is teaching these students to recognize stylish, thought-filled writing. Then, whether they write or generate the opposite, they can see it and *want* to replace it with better work.
This is a really helpful post, Chris. I gave a talk to a creative writing class a year ago on flourishing in the age of AI, and a big part of my message was exactly this: your imperfections & uniqueness are exactly what will draw readers to your work.
The flip side: when I teach business communications, most of the writing I get initially is "generic & vacuous"—it may as well be AI-generated, even if it's not. Job #1 is teaching these students to recognize stylish, thought-filled writing. Then, whether they write or generate the opposite, they can see it and *want* to replace it with better work.
Wonderful, Matt. I love the notion of teaching business writing students to appreciate stylish writing!