The Mirror You Can't Dodge

When a human coach reflects something back to you, part of you can dismiss it. "That's their perspective." "They don't fully understand my situation." "They're projecting."

When an AI reads everything you've ever written about what you believe, then compares it to what you're actually doing, and shows you the gap, there's nowhere to hide!

Especially when you've removed its diplomatic filter and given it explicit permission to challenge you and point out when you're not living what you say.

In fact, if was even more powerful than hearing feedback from another person.

Why?

Zero option for me to go "well that's just like your opinion man". It was my own words, reflected back with total recall.

I didn't expect this to be the most powerful use of AI. But it was.

I could have gone a lifetime without realizing where I was not living my own values.

The catch: AI can't do this by default. You have to teach it your material first. Most people skip that step, which is probably why most people think AI isn't useful for deep work.

Not saying there aren't many glitches too. But the potential for AI to help people grow is enormous and largely untapped.