Best 3 free writing tools 37 days into 2025:

1. Kortex - love this new app for obsessive notetakers, cool updates released frequently

2. Bear - offers beautiful tab-free writing (try full screen mode, wowsers)

3. Sublime Text - use it for AI prompts, makes markup and code easy to read too

"Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art." - Leonardo da Vinci.

This is why AI created content is so quickly rejected.

It's knowing the hours put in, the unique perspective from a human creator that matters. Not just what's created.

Inputs are valued as much as outputs.
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DeepSeek is a lesson in true innovation. Constrain your resources, set unreasonable time frames, have a bold vision.

AI sceptics think that Chat GPT just pumps out average ideas. But that's not true. The secret is in the prompt.

Brand tone of voice documents are usually generic.
Generic adjectives.
Generic nouns.
Generic verbs.

For example: we are empathic, witty, and bold in our views'.

What is needed more are real life examples.

Examples that a writer - or LLM - can understand and feel without being prescriptive.

My 5 biggest AI lessons building my AI freelance business:

1. Focus on a specific skill (sales, CRM, content)
2. Find a profitable niche (e.g. B2B SaaS)
3. Learn about automation with Zapier or Make
4. Get good at prompting
5. Get case studies, proof matters

What would you add?

"Most AI decisions aren’t made because the tech is ready.

They’re made because competitors are moving, boards are pushing, or investors expect something shiny in the next quarterly report."

- Jing Hu's AI Breakdown