Message from the Editor
If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s time to quit something like your job, your role, or your path, you’re not alone.
We’re trained to value grit. To see commitment as strength. But the truth is, persistence without alignment becomes drift. And drift is one of the most exhausting places to live.
This edition is about what happens when your intuition says, “This isn’t working anymore,” but the next step isn’t obvious. Do you double down and push through? Or is it time to step back, reassess, and walk toward something that fits who you’ve become?
That’s what Seth Godin calls The Dip. It is the stretch of resistance between starting something and becoming exceptional at it. Some people quit too soon. Others stay too long. The ones who thrive learn how to recognize the difference.
This week, we’ll use AI to help you do exactly that. You’ll learn to model your options, anticipate what each path really leads to, and listen more closely to your own internal signals. Not just the ones that shout, but the ones that whisper.
You don’t need a reinvention plan. You need a way to make decisions that feel like truth, not survival. And if learning to use AI has felt like its own dip, this is one worth pushing through.
What’s one decision you’ve been circling that AI might help you see more clearly this week?
— Chad
Editor, The AI Statesman
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When the Path Is Foggy, Build the Map First
Most people try to power through transitions by collecting opinions, scribbling in journals, or white-knuckling their way forward. It makes sense. Change is uncomfortable, and uncertainty invites noise.
But clarity doesn’t come from thinking harder. It comes from asking better questions, in a consistent way, with tools that help you surface what actually matters.
That’s what this week’s system is designed to do.
We call it the Exit or Evolve Protocol—a four-part AI-driven reflection that helps you simulate outcomes, pressure-test options, and spot the subtle difference between a dip worth pushing through and a path that’s already run its course.
This is not just about deciding whether to quit. It’s about aligning your future with your energy, your values, and your reality. It’s how you trade confusion for confidence, not by guessing, but by modeling what happens if you keep going versus what opens up when you don’t.
If you're in a job that no longer fits, a business that drains you, or a version of yourself that feels out of sync with what you now believe, this protocol helps you ask the one question most people never do:
What if this discomfort isn’t a sign to grind harder, but a signal to grow differently?
The next section will walk you through how to run the Exit or Evolve Protocol with AI. No fluff. Just a better way to make big decisions—especially when everything feels uncertain.
The Prompt That Shows You If The Grass Is Greener
When you’re standing at a crossroads, momentum is often your worst advisor. You keep going because it’s easier than stopping. Or you quit abruptly because the ambiguity becomes too much. Either way, you’re reacting to the fog—not moving through it with intention.
This prompt is your pause button.
You’ll run it with your Coach persona, asking them to take on a focused role this week as your Decision Clarity Partner. Their job is not to hype you up or keep you grinding. It’s to help you surface the deeper truths beneath your current tension—then weigh what it would actually look like to leave or evolve with clarity.
Copy and paste this prompt in ChatGPT to begin your session with your Coach persona:
You are my Coach. For this session, take on the role of my Decision Clarity Partner. I’m facing a possible transition and want help running a structured protocol to decide whether I should exit my current path or evolve within it. Ask me five deep, specific questions that surface hidden assumptions, emotional friction, and sunk cost thinking. Then, model the likely outcomes of both staying and leaving, including their impact on my energy, identity, and future alignment. Finally, offer a concise summary with one suggested move that reflects who I am becoming, not just what I’m afraid to lose. Format your response into three sections: Questions, Modeled Outcomes, Reflective Summary.
This isn’t just about whether to keep going or walk away. It’s about reclaiming your ability to move forward with clarity, even when the road ahead is still unfolding. Use your Coach to help you hear your own deeper signal—the one that’s been waiting for quiet.
You are not behind. You are becoming. Let this be the moment you choose your next chapter on purpose.
Field-Tested: This Week's AI Tool
When you’re navigating a major transition, most tools try to give you answers. This one helps you ask the right questions first.
This week’s featured AI tool is Kin, Mykin.ai, a thoughtful insight app designed to guide you through identity shifts, emotional tension, and complex choices. It’s not a chatbot or a productivity shortcut. It’s a quiet, structured space for reflection—built to help you think clearly and live in alignment with who you’re becoming.
You can download the app and use it as your private clarity companion. But if you’re not ready to install another tool, start with their Prompt Recipes. These are standalone journaling prompts for self-evaluation, anxiety and goals that you can copy into ChatGPT. They don’t offer quick fixes. They offer better frameworks for hearing what’s true inside you.
Whether you’re navigating something new or closing a chapter, Kin gives you room to process at your own pace—and helps you move forward with fewer regrets.
Explore MyKin.ai Prompt Recipes
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