I just wanted to give you a big virtual hug my friend. I don't know you, but the content you share every week is very meaningful to many.
FYI, English is also not my native language. I co-host a podcast covering recovery journey of many men from porn and sex compulsive behaviors. We reference and cover much of your topics in our recovery community. Maybe you consider joining us for a friendly discussion sometimes? Beyond Sexual Brokenness.
Nonetheless, please keep the content coming. I look forward to your emails every week and share your content within my community often.
Let us know if you'd like to join us for a friendly chat. We are not celebrities, 300+ downloads/episodes, all men recovering from mental health challenges.
Hi Dragos, I've been reading your articles for a while now and really appreciate the void you're trying to fill. I've shared your articles with close friends of mine. It seems your heart is in the right place in how you're trying to thoughtfully craft this into a new type of business that connects the most experienced of us who may be wasting away back into meaningful connections to help the younger generations. That said, I'd like to challenge you in your article writing. It's fairly obvious that you're leveraging AI to write them. I get it. I do too. Who doesn't at this point. But when I see very long articles like yours which are mostly AI generated, I feel this is a sloppy use of the tool. You could use the tool to more effectively communicate your key points using far fewer words, and likely improve your readership. Personally, I think AI excels at crafting succinct ideas, but I have issue with those who use it to then pass off as if they wrote a personal, heart-felt story. As a reader, it feels disrespectful, like I'm wasting my time. I'm probably reacting stronger to your newsletter than most because the ideals you're aspiring to are aligned to things like authenticity, hard truths, and being real. It just feels to me that these things should be written about in a real way. But look, I empathize. You've got a lot on your plate! You've got the pressure to pump out content every week. You're doing research to prep for your big launch next year. All that on top of all the normal day to day life duties. It makes perfect sense why you'd leverage a tool like ChatGPT. My challenge to you is this: Consider slowing down. If you use AI, use it to respect my time; crafting succinct ideas. And for the more meaty stuff, share out only when and what is in your heart. Just you and the keyboard. Maybe that's not every week. But I know if you do this, when I get an email from you, it's gonna be good and worth my time to read. At present, I can't say I feel that. From the bottom of my heart, I wish you well. And no, I didn't use AI to write this comment. :) This is all me, some random stranger who's reading your stuff. One voice among many. I might be a total outlier, but given the passion I see you pouring into your work, I felt it worth the time to share these thoughts with you.
Thank you, Aaron. For your time invested in a non-AI-generated comment. I really appreciate it, joke aside. As you've already guessed (from my name) I am not a native English speaker, so... the main reason for using Claude (thank God it is not Chat GPT) is to edit my thoughts into correct English. My audience is 93% US-based. Even if I started early and intensively, even if I lived for several years in the US, I still find it respectful to get help from whoever I can (I see my trained AI as a person). I could rely on autocorrect, but that is not enough. I also use it for research purposes (now comes to the rescue Chat GPT and Gemini). In all honesty, I wouldn't mind hiring a native copywriter. I love to put "human" in all I do business-wise. I cannot afford it. The project cannot sustain it for now (even if the newsletter has 10 very appreciated sponsors). And that is fine... it is not meant to generate revenue. And yes... spending more than 4 hours it is impossible for me (again) for now. I promise you I will try to put more and more unrefined me in this newsletter, but my current challenge is to... keep it going. It makes me feel useful even if it could be much better. Thank you, again, Aaron.
Thanks, Dragos! You’ve helped me understand your perspective. I should have asked more questions before offering my opinion. :) It’s amazing to see AI become a tool for you to reach bigger audiences. Unless I’m the only one reacting this way, there could be some slight tweaks to how you use it that would lead to a better experience for your readers. 1. Be authentic. Let us know you’re using Claude because you’re not a native English speaker. That kind of transparency might build greater trust. 2. Is there a native English speaking friend you could lean on for a bit? Or someone who’s willing to partner? 3. Rather than use AI to get it “correct”, use AI to help you craft more meaningfully succinct messages. One prompt that has helped me is telling the AI about my audience and the format (email newsletter) and then asking it for suggestions to improve the drafted content.
Hi Dragos,
I just wanted to give you a big virtual hug my friend. I don't know you, but the content you share every week is very meaningful to many.
FYI, English is also not my native language. I co-host a podcast covering recovery journey of many men from porn and sex compulsive behaviors. We reference and cover much of your topics in our recovery community. Maybe you consider joining us for a friendly discussion sometimes? Beyond Sexual Brokenness.
Nonetheless, please keep the content coming. I look forward to your emails every week and share your content within my community often.
Sean
Thank you, Sean!
You can put a link here of your podcast.
If it's for Men, no one will mind.
https://open.spotify.com/show/142444nishmMWltT5qMdEk?si=z-XT_f7bRvOCp-RcLkWolw
Let us know if you'd like to join us for a friendly chat. We are not celebrities, 300+ downloads/episodes, all men recovering from mental health challenges.
Hi Dragos, I've been reading your articles for a while now and really appreciate the void you're trying to fill. I've shared your articles with close friends of mine. It seems your heart is in the right place in how you're trying to thoughtfully craft this into a new type of business that connects the most experienced of us who may be wasting away back into meaningful connections to help the younger generations. That said, I'd like to challenge you in your article writing. It's fairly obvious that you're leveraging AI to write them. I get it. I do too. Who doesn't at this point. But when I see very long articles like yours which are mostly AI generated, I feel this is a sloppy use of the tool. You could use the tool to more effectively communicate your key points using far fewer words, and likely improve your readership. Personally, I think AI excels at crafting succinct ideas, but I have issue with those who use it to then pass off as if they wrote a personal, heart-felt story. As a reader, it feels disrespectful, like I'm wasting my time. I'm probably reacting stronger to your newsletter than most because the ideals you're aspiring to are aligned to things like authenticity, hard truths, and being real. It just feels to me that these things should be written about in a real way. But look, I empathize. You've got a lot on your plate! You've got the pressure to pump out content every week. You're doing research to prep for your big launch next year. All that on top of all the normal day to day life duties. It makes perfect sense why you'd leverage a tool like ChatGPT. My challenge to you is this: Consider slowing down. If you use AI, use it to respect my time; crafting succinct ideas. And for the more meaty stuff, share out only when and what is in your heart. Just you and the keyboard. Maybe that's not every week. But I know if you do this, when I get an email from you, it's gonna be good and worth my time to read. At present, I can't say I feel that. From the bottom of my heart, I wish you well. And no, I didn't use AI to write this comment. :) This is all me, some random stranger who's reading your stuff. One voice among many. I might be a total outlier, but given the passion I see you pouring into your work, I felt it worth the time to share these thoughts with you.
Thank you, Aaron. For your time invested in a non-AI-generated comment. I really appreciate it, joke aside. As you've already guessed (from my name) I am not a native English speaker, so... the main reason for using Claude (thank God it is not Chat GPT) is to edit my thoughts into correct English. My audience is 93% US-based. Even if I started early and intensively, even if I lived for several years in the US, I still find it respectful to get help from whoever I can (I see my trained AI as a person). I could rely on autocorrect, but that is not enough. I also use it for research purposes (now comes to the rescue Chat GPT and Gemini). In all honesty, I wouldn't mind hiring a native copywriter. I love to put "human" in all I do business-wise. I cannot afford it. The project cannot sustain it for now (even if the newsletter has 10 very appreciated sponsors). And that is fine... it is not meant to generate revenue. And yes... spending more than 4 hours it is impossible for me (again) for now. I promise you I will try to put more and more unrefined me in this newsletter, but my current challenge is to... keep it going. It makes me feel useful even if it could be much better. Thank you, again, Aaron.
Thanks, Dragos! You’ve helped me understand your perspective. I should have asked more questions before offering my opinion. :) It’s amazing to see AI become a tool for you to reach bigger audiences. Unless I’m the only one reacting this way, there could be some slight tweaks to how you use it that would lead to a better experience for your readers. 1. Be authentic. Let us know you’re using Claude because you’re not a native English speaker. That kind of transparency might build greater trust. 2. Is there a native English speaking friend you could lean on for a bit? Or someone who’s willing to partner? 3. Rather than use AI to get it “correct”, use AI to help you craft more meaningfully succinct messages. One prompt that has helped me is telling the AI about my audience and the format (email newsletter) and then asking it for suggestions to improve the drafted content.
Hey Aaron, I hope today's newsletter will hit differently with you. I followed your recommendations as much as I could. Thank you for your help.