The First Draft Is for You. The AI Is for the Edit.

Here’s one way to use ChatGPT that most people overlook:
Start messy.
Then let the bot clean it up.

Too many people try to get the perfect output on the first try (I’m guilty of that!). They expect AI to read their mind, match their voice, and instantly spit out something client-ready.

That’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works!

Instead, do this:

1. Dump your rough ideas into a note (you can use Word, Notepad, Docs, Keep, voice memos - anything to get your idea out of your head and in digital format)
2. Then tell ChatGPT: “Here’s a rough draft. Can you help rewrite this to sound more clear and conversational, but keep my tone?”

We shared a similar strategy in this LinkedIn article about using ChatGPT to polish what you already wrote, without losing your voice.

Your prompt doesn’t have to be fancy, just honest.

What you’ll get is not perfection. But it’s usually enough to move you forward.

Think of ChatGPT as a sounding board with excellent grammar and no ego (or even a Thinking Partner).

Don’t try to make the AI chatbots the author….that’s way too much responsibility to put on it.

Instead, look to it to be your editor who shows up on time and doesn’t get defensive when you reject their edits.

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