Nick Quick
@nickquick.bsky.social
I speak AI.
I'll teach you how to make it write shit you actually care about.
→ https://open.substack.com/pub/nickquick
I'll teach you how to make it write shit you actually care about.
→ https://open.substack.com/pub/nickquick
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Nick Quick
@nickquick.bsky.social
· Dec 7
Your voice matters more than ever.
AI is flooding the internet with generic content. The creators who win are the ones who learn to collaborate without losing what makes them them.
That's what I write about. Subscribe if you're building something that sounds like you →...
AI is flooding the internet with generic content. The creators who win are the ones who learn to collaborate without losing what makes them them.
That's what I write about. Subscribe if you're building something that sounds like you →...
Stop trying to automate everything at once. You're making it harder than it needs to be. Here's how to do it without losing your mind ⤵️
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Stop trying to automate everything at once. You're making it harder than it needs to be. Here's how to do it without losing your mind ⤵️
5 prompts that turned my business from a time-sucking chaos monster into a semi-automated machine. And yeah, I'm sharing all of them 👇
January 18, 2026 at 6:15 PM
5 prompts that turned my business from a time-sucking chaos monster into a semi-automated machine. And yeah, I'm sharing all of them 👇
Spent months making every possible AI implementation mistake so you don't have to. Here's my 'I Don't Have Time For BS' guide with the actual prompts I use 👇
January 18, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Spent months making every possible AI implementation mistake so you don't have to. Here's my 'I Don't Have Time For BS' guide with the actual prompts I use 👇
1/9
Look, I get it - implementing AI feels like trying to eat soup with chopsticks. But I've figured out a dead-simple framework that actually works. No BS, just results. Here's how to do it...
Look, I get it - implementing AI feels like trying to eat soup with chopsticks. But I've figured out a dead-simple framework that actually works. No BS, just results. Here's how to do it...
January 18, 2026 at 12:04 PM
1/9
Look, I get it - implementing AI feels like trying to eat soup with chopsticks. But I've figured out a dead-simple framework that actually works. No BS, just results. Here's how to do it...
Look, I get it - implementing AI feels like trying to eat soup with chopsticks. But I've figured out a dead-simple framework that actually works. No BS, just results. Here's how to do it...
1/5 "No" is a complete sentence.
And it might be the most powerful productivity tool you have.
And it might be the most powerful productivity tool you have.
January 17, 2026 at 10:15 PM
1/5 "No" is a complete sentence.
And it might be the most powerful productivity tool you have.
And it might be the most powerful productivity tool you have.
5 no-nonsense rules for building real connections online. No growth hacks. No algorithm tricks. Just authentic engagement that actually works. ⬇️
January 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
5 no-nonsense rules for building real connections online. No growth hacks. No algorithm tricks. Just authentic engagement that actually works. ⬇️
1/10 Forget what you've heard about "building your personal brand." Here's what actually works for creating genuine connections online (from someone who's seen enough marketing BS to last several lifetimes)...
January 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM
1/10 Forget what you've heard about "building your personal brand." Here's what actually works for creating genuine connections online (from someone who's seen enough marketing BS to last several lifetimes)...
7 epiphanies that made all the difference:
• Authenticity > Approval
• Consistency > Motivation
• Systems > Hustle
• Engagement > Followers
• Done > Perfect
• Audience > Algorithm
• Impact > Income
• Authenticity > Approval
• Consistency > Motivation
• Systems > Hustle
• Engagement > Followers
• Done > Perfect
• Audience > Algorithm
• Impact > Income
January 17, 2026 at 2:55 PM
7 epiphanies that made all the difference:
• Authenticity > Approval
• Consistency > Motivation
• Systems > Hustle
• Engagement > Followers
• Done > Perfect
• Audience > Algorithm
• Impact > Income
• Authenticity > Approval
• Consistency > Motivation
• Systems > Hustle
• Engagement > Followers
• Done > Perfect
• Audience > Algorithm
• Impact > Income
1/ The most powerful choices you make are often about what you don’t choose.
It’s not just about what you say “yes” to—it’s about the distractions, drama, and drivel you actively shut out.
Let’s talk about the quiet power of saying “no.”
It’s not just about what you say “yes” to—it’s about the distractions, drama, and drivel you actively shut out.
Let’s talk about the quiet power of saying “no.”
January 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM
1/ The most powerful choices you make are often about what you don’t choose.
It’s not just about what you say “yes” to—it’s about the distractions, drama, and drivel you actively shut out.
Let’s talk about the quiet power of saying “no.”
It’s not just about what you say “yes” to—it’s about the distractions, drama, and drivel you actively shut out.
Let’s talk about the quiet power of saying “no.”
1/ Overthinking kills good writing.
January 17, 2026 at 11:46 AM
1/ Overthinking kills good writing.
Documenting your process isn’t “giving away secrets”—it’s proof you’re not a ChatGPT wrapper.
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Documenting your process isn’t “giving away secrets”—it’s proof you’re not a ChatGPT wrapper.
“Fake it till you make it” is just performance art for capitalists.
Build it till you become it.
Build it till you become it.
January 16, 2026 at 8:30 PM
“Fake it till you make it” is just performance art for capitalists.
Build it till you become it.
Build it till you become it.
Your LinkedIn persona vs. your Notes app drafts. Let them collide.
January 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Your LinkedIn persona vs. your Notes app drafts. Let them collide.
1/10 My smartwatch? Basically a trauma monitor disguised as consumer tech. Tracks every anxiety spike, every surprise moment of calm. Turns my inner chaos into... data?
January 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
1/10 My smartwatch? Basically a trauma monitor disguised as consumer tech. Tracks every anxiety spike, every surprise moment of calm. Turns my inner chaos into... data?
Getting shit done isn't about a bunch of hacks, it's about systems.
Build a proper system, and watch all the details just fall into place.
Build a proper system, and watch all the details just fall into place.
January 16, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Getting shit done isn't about a bunch of hacks, it's about systems.
Build a proper system, and watch all the details just fall into place.
Build a proper system, and watch all the details just fall into place.
Your workflow should be:
1. Write your weird examples first
2. Let AI handle structure and grammar
3. Explicitly tell AI to preserve your analogies
4. Never let it suggest "better" generic alternatives
Scale your personality, don't scale it away.
1. Write your weird examples first
2. Let AI handle structure and grammar
3. Explicitly tell AI to preserve your analogies
4. Never let it suggest "better" generic alternatives
Scale your personality, don't scale it away.
January 16, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Your workflow should be:
1. Write your weird examples first
2. Let AI handle structure and grammar
3. Explicitly tell AI to preserve your analogies
4. Never let it suggest "better" generic alternatives
Scale your personality, don't scale it away.
1. Write your weird examples first
2. Let AI handle structure and grammar
3. Explicitly tell AI to preserve your analogies
4. Never let it suggest "better" generic alternatives
Scale your personality, don't scale it away.
AI plays it safe with cultural references. You don't have to.
Instead of "David vs. Goliath," try "Pee-wee Herman challenging The Rock to arm wrestling."
Rather than "phoenix rising from ashes," go with "Nokia phone surviving nuclear apocalypse — somehow still works, battery at 60%.
Instead of "David vs. Goliath," try "Pee-wee Herman challenging The Rock to arm wrestling."
Rather than "phoenix rising from ashes," go with "Nokia phone surviving nuclear apocalypse — somehow still works, battery at 60%.
January 16, 2026 at 12:25 AM
AI plays it safe with cultural references. You don't have to.
Instead of "David vs. Goliath," try "Pee-wee Herman challenging The Rock to arm wrestling."
Rather than "phoenix rising from ashes," go with "Nokia phone surviving nuclear apocalypse — somehow still works, battery at 60%.
Instead of "David vs. Goliath," try "Pee-wee Herman challenging The Rock to arm wrestling."
Rather than "phoenix rising from ashes," go with "Nokia phone surviving nuclear apocalypse — somehow still works, battery at 60%.
1/6 Most people use AI wrong for content creation.
They start with AI, then try to add personality. Backwards.
Here's the workflow that preserves your weird while leveraging AI's strengths. 🧵
They start with AI, then try to add personality. Backwards.
Here's the workflow that preserves your weird while leveraging AI's strengths. 🧵
January 15, 2026 at 8:40 PM
1/6 Most people use AI wrong for content creation.
They start with AI, then try to add personality. Backwards.
Here's the workflow that preserves your weird while leveraging AI's strengths. 🧵
They start with AI, then try to add personality. Backwards.
Here's the workflow that preserves your weird while leveraging AI's strengths. 🧵
1/8 Here's how to build your "weird example" system when using AI.
Most people let AI suggest better examples. Big mistake. Your natural comparisons are your secret weapon. 🧵
Most people let AI suggest better examples. Big mistake. Your natural comparisons are your secret weapon. 🧵
January 15, 2026 at 6:20 PM
1/8 Here's how to build your "weird example" system when using AI.
Most people let AI suggest better examples. Big mistake. Your natural comparisons are your secret weapon. 🧵
Most people let AI suggest better examples. Big mistake. Your natural comparisons are your secret weapon. 🧵
1/7
Perfect examples are perfectly boring.
When AI suggests common analogies, it's pulling from millions of pieces of training data. The same tired metaphors everyone else uses. 🧵
Perfect examples are perfectly boring.
When AI suggests common analogies, it's pulling from millions of pieces of training data. The same tired metaphors everyone else uses. 🧵
January 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
1/7
Perfect examples are perfectly boring.
When AI suggests common analogies, it's pulling from millions of pieces of training data. The same tired metaphors everyone else uses. 🧵
Perfect examples are perfectly boring.
When AI suggests common analogies, it's pulling from millions of pieces of training data. The same tired metaphors everyone else uses. 🧵
1/6 Everyone's using the same AI tools with the same basic prompts.
The content looks polished but feels hollow.
Your competitive edge? The human layer you add on top. 🧵
The content looks polished but feels hollow.
Your competitive edge? The human layer you add on top. 🧵
January 15, 2026 at 1:35 PM
1/6 Everyone's using the same AI tools with the same basic prompts.
The content looks polished but feels hollow.
Your competitive edge? The human layer you add on top. 🧵
The content looks polished but feels hollow.
Your competitive edge? The human layer you add on top. 🧵
1/8 AI can draft your content, but it can't share your scars.
That's your secret weapon. Here's how I learned to use it. 🧵
That's your secret weapon. Here's how I learned to use it. 🧵
January 15, 2026 at 11:35 AM
1/8 AI can draft your content, but it can't share your scars.
That's your secret weapon. Here's how I learned to use it. 🧵
That's your secret weapon. Here's how I learned to use it. 🧵
AI didn't create bland content. It just industrialized it.
Now we're drowning in content that hits all the right notes but leaves you feeling like you ate cotton candy for dinner.
Sweet, instantly forgettable, and somehow hollow.
Now we're drowning in content that hits all the right notes but leaves you feeling like you ate cotton candy for dinner.
Sweet, instantly forgettable, and somehow hollow.
January 14, 2026 at 11:55 PM
AI didn't create bland content. It just industrialized it.
Now we're drowning in content that hits all the right notes but leaves you feeling like you ate cotton candy for dinner.
Sweet, instantly forgettable, and somehow hollow.
Now we're drowning in content that hits all the right notes but leaves you feeling like you ate cotton candy for dinner.
Sweet, instantly forgettable, and somehow hollow.
Your scars are now a strategic asset.
AI has mastered mediocrity. Your only defense is to be dangerously human.
While everyone scrambles to out-optimize the machines, the one thing AI absolutely cannot do is bleed on the page.
AI has mastered mediocrity. Your only defense is to be dangerously human.
While everyone scrambles to out-optimize the machines, the one thing AI absolutely cannot do is bleed on the page.
January 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Your scars are now a strategic asset.
AI has mastered mediocrity. Your only defense is to be dangerously human.
While everyone scrambles to out-optimize the machines, the one thing AI absolutely cannot do is bleed on the page.
AI has mastered mediocrity. Your only defense is to be dangerously human.
While everyone scrambles to out-optimize the machines, the one thing AI absolutely cannot do is bleed on the page.
1/5 Two types of writers in the AI era: Ear developers vs. Eye scanners.
January 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
1/5 Two types of writers in the AI era: Ear developers vs. Eye scanners.