The Training Grounds of Self
If we use AI to bypass difficulty, we cultivate Fragility. If we use AI to challenge our assumptions, we cultivate Resilience. The Cultivation Question forces us to look past the utility of the tool to its formative effects on character.
Positive vs. Negative Cultivation
- Positive Cultivation: Enhanced synthesis, metacognition, and epistemic humility.
- Negative Cultivation: Attention atrophy, patience erosion, and "surface processing."
Field Notes & Ephemera
Field Note: Do not just ask if the AI is good at writing code. Ask if using the AI is making you better or worse at thinking about code.