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insanely specific creative tools

Hilary Gridley · 28 Jul 2026

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  1. But if it becomes your default, you cap the technology at what a more junior version of you might do. You find yourself delegating tasks a person could theoretically take off your plate, instead of imagining a different way of working.
  2. This is a very different model: unlike an intern, who takes work off your plate, a blacksmith expands what your hands can do.
  3. Now, it’s cheap for anyone to make a tool for themselves that fits their extremely specific needs.

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