Are We Getting Worse At Doing Work?
Heavy ChatGPT use may help short-term tasks—but it can quietly weaken your brain.
In this episode, Paul and Matt unpack a new MIT Media Lab study and explain how durable skills act like muscles: neglect them, and they atrophy. They close with a blueprint to keep yours sharp with a few minutes a day.
Five Key Learnings:
MIT study found weaker brain activity and “cognitive debt” after ChatGPT use.
Overreliance on AI dulls critical thinking and originality.
Durable skills—like communication and problem-solving—need reps.
Daily practice (even 5–10 mins) keeps skills from rusting.
T-shaped careers…
The skinny
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