And this process leaves me confident that I’m not falling into the trap I fell into before, where I was letting AI do the thinking and writing for me.

I get it, AI is useful in some areas. Hell, I'm being asked to vibe-code for my freelance client right now... but I still think Arun is using AI too much in their writing process and I honestly think it's likely to be a detriment to their writing and thinking process. Obviously "slippery slope" is a fallacy, but it's one I'd be paying attention to if I were Arun given it sounds like they've relied on AI for a lot more of their writing process in the past.