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Am I using AI to avoid thinking, or to think better?

Examine how you're really using AI in your life. Discover ancient wisdom to clarify whether technology deepens or diminishes your thinking.

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What you’ll practice

This is a reflective practice guided by Laozi. It gives you one honest question to sit with — the kind that moves you from thinking about an idea to working with it.

The reflection itself unfolds in conversation with Laozi, where it adapts to your situation — so you practice it together rather than reading it off the page.

Practice this with Laozi
Begin the reflection in a coaching conversation, where it meets what you’re actually working through.
Understand first
Non-Action in Tool SelectionEffortless Efficiency Through AlignmentBecoming Invisible to Your ToolsTemporal Flow and Processing SpeedThe Paradox of AI Capability Limits
Go deeper
The tool that knows its placeReasoning models and wu weiThe cost of capability: what you trade for a frontier modelYour AI defaults and what they revealThe hardware beneath the intelligence
Peri
New to this practice?

Peri can explain what this practice is for, help you decide whether it fits what you’re working through, and point you to the right place to begin.

Ready to practice this?

Begin the reflection with your coach, or tell Peri what you’re working through.