My AI workflow, end to end

Everyone’s AI workflow post is a highlight reel. Here’s the boring, actual version.

Writing

I draft in my own voice first, badly, then use AI as an editor — never the other way around. Anything that starts as an AI draft reads like an AI draft, no matter how much you edit it after.

Research

I use AI to compress the first hour of research (what are the 5 credible sources, what do they disagree on) and never the last hour (what do I actually believe). The last hour has to be mine.

Code

Pair with AI on anything mechanical — migrations, boilerplate, test scaffolding. Anything that touches an architectural decision, I think through on paper first, then bring AI in to pressure-test it.

The rule that matters most

If I can’t explain why the output is right, I don’t ship it. AI is a force multiplier on judgment, not a replacement for it.