There are some tasks AI can simply do — and some of those same tasks are things AI simply should not do. It doesn't know your story — and you can't give it enough words to get it the way any human can understand the experience.

I wrote The Words I Didn't Listen To and IKIGAI: Love Is Not Enough, Nor Is It the Answer from stories I needed to tell. I wanted the books, my thoughts, my words in people's hands. So I found out I could do it myself, figured out how to do it myself, and I did it myself. Full transparency: I didn't deeply research traditional publishing before I chose self-publishing. What I've learned since is that both paths are legitimate — and both have real trade-offs worth understanding before you decide...

Once a week, someone tells me they're ready to write a book. I'm inspired by all the ideas. I'm challenged by the amount of people who feel ill-equipped to do it. The goal isn't to have it all figured out before you start. The goal is to start and figure it out as you go.

Most AI can't feel that rhythm. You can. So when you write — read it out loud. Let the sentence match the emotion.