https://www.junyi.dev/Recent blog posts on Junyi's LabHugo (https://gohugo.io)enjunyi.h@comp.nus.edu.sg (Junyi Hou)junyi.h@comp.nus.edu.sg (Junyi Hou)Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 Zhttps://www.junyi.dev/en/ideas/outsourcing-thinking/Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 Zjunyi.h@comp.nus.edu.sg (Junyi Hou) confused I felt unease about asking AI before forming my own view. rough view Maybe AI is making me lazy. asked AI Why do I outsource thinking? › show full response AI framed the issue as a cognitive prosthetic: asking AI too early can reduce the friction of thinking. It suggested that AI’s value depends on whether you have a position to test against it. → cognitive prosthetic framing disagreed Too clean. Sometimes asking AI also helps me think better. revised The problem is not using AI. The problem is using AI before I have written down my own first-pass thought.https://www.junyi.dev/en/ideas/outsourcing-thinking/