The AI Tells Watch List
Guiding Principle: If it works, keep it. If it makes the writing feel beige, repetitive, formulaic, or unlike you, change it.
Structure + Logic
“Not X. Y.” constructions
“This isn’t about having more ideas. It’s about using one.”
“Not just … but” / “not only … but also”
“It’s not just another meeting. It’s 45 minutes you’re never getting back.”
Too much symmetry
“Clarity, flexibility, and support.” Again. And again. Similar sentence lengths, matching constructions, neat sets of three, and perfectly balanced sections.
Repeating instead of adding
Three sentences that make the same point. The intro previews it. The body says it. The conclusion says it again.
Openings, Transitions, Endings
Generic openings
In today’s fast-paced world …
Now more than ever …
In an ever-changing landscape …
Now more than ever …
In an ever-changing landscape …
Stock transitions
But the story doesn’t end there.
Here’s where things get interesting.
That’s where X comes in.
Here’s where things get interesting.
That’s where X comes in.
Conclusion headings
In Conclusion
Final Thoughts
The Bottom Line
Final Thoughts
The Bottom Line
Manufactured mic-drops
That’s not a trend. That’s a wake-up call.
And that changes everything.
The takeaway? Adapt or get left behind.
And that changes everything.
The takeaway? Adapt or get left behind.
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