ChatGPT Helps Me Write 10x Faster

Even though I write daily, my Apple note draft folder has over 1,000 ideas from the past five years.

My biggest bottleneck right now is writing velocity. I’m a slow writer. I can crank out a mediocre first draft quickly—but editing takes me forever.

That’s where ChatGPT comes in. I’m not even exaggerating when I say ChatGPT has increased my writing velocity by 10x. For example, take this blog post: I started by speaking a rough draft into my Notes app. That messy, unfiltered version is my “shitty first draft.” Then, I run it through ChatGPT to clean it up. After that, I tweak it for voice and flow. ChatGPT ensures the content is logical, while I handle the nuance—maybe rearranging a few sections or making the tone more personal.

At first, I felt a bit icky using AI to assist my writing. But I’ve reframed it: ChatGPT is like a partner. These are still my ideas—ChatGPT just polishes them, and I add my voice to make it truly mine.