Nick Quick
@nickquick.bsky.social
I speak AI.
I'll teach you how to make it write shit you actually care about.
→ https://open.substack.com/pub/nickquick
I'll teach you how to make it write shit you actually care about.
→ https://open.substack.com/pub/nickquick
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Your voice matters more than ever.
AI is flooding the internet with generic content. The creators who win are the ones who learn to collaborate without losing what makes them them.
That's what I write about. Subscribe if you're building something that sounds like you →...
AI is flooding the internet with generic content. The creators who win are the ones who learn to collaborate without losing what makes them them.
That's what I write about. Subscribe if you're building something that sounds like you →...
Non-fiction books are just long-form training prompts with terrible UX.
AI fixes that.
AI fixes that.
December 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Non-fiction books are just long-form training prompts with terrible UX.
AI fixes that.
AI fixes that.
Writers stuck selling $20 books while prompt engineers charge $200 for the same knowledge. The economics of expertise have fundamentally changed.
December 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Writers stuck selling $20 books while prompt engineers charge $200 for the same knowledge. The economics of expertise have fundamentally changed.
1/5 Tech companies are quietly buying books and research papers not to read them, but to feed their AI systems.
December 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
1/5 Tech companies are quietly buying books and research papers not to read them, but to feed their AI systems.
1/7 The publishing industry is facing its Napster moment, but most writers haven't noticed yet.
December 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
1/7 The publishing industry is facing its Napster moment, but most writers haven't noticed yet.
1/6 Writers are criminally undercharging for their expertise.
A $20 book containing decades of specialized knowledge? That's intellectual malpractice.
A $20 book containing decades of specialized knowledge? That's intellectual malpractice.
December 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
1/6 Writers are criminally undercharging for their expertise.
A $20 book containing decades of specialized knowledge? That's intellectual malpractice.
A $20 book containing decades of specialized knowledge? That's intellectual malpractice.
1/6 Last week I asked my subscribers about their biggest struggles with online writing.
The responses shattered the myth of the monolithic audience.
The responses shattered the myth of the monolithic audience.
December 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
1/6 Last week I asked my subscribers about their biggest struggles with online writing.
The responses shattered the myth of the monolithic audience.
The responses shattered the myth of the monolithic audience.
Most AI frameworks optimize for volume.
But attention requires surprise.
Surprise requires unpredictability.
Unpredictability is exactly what statistical language models cannot generate alone
But attention requires surprise.
Surprise requires unpredictability.
Unpredictability is exactly what statistical language models cannot generate alone
December 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Most AI frameworks optimize for volume.
But attention requires surprise.
Surprise requires unpredictability.
Unpredictability is exactly what statistical language models cannot generate alone
But attention requires surprise.
Surprise requires unpredictability.
Unpredictability is exactly what statistical language models cannot generate alone
1/6 Last week I asked my subscribers about their biggest struggles with online writing.
The responses shattered the myth of the monolithic audience.
The responses shattered the myth of the monolithic audience.
December 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
1/6 Last week I asked my subscribers about their biggest struggles with online writing.
The responses shattered the myth of the monolithic audience.
The responses shattered the myth of the monolithic audience.
Your goals tell you where to aim. Your systems determine if you'll get there.
Most people spend 95% of their energy on the goal, 5% on the system.
Reverse that.
Most people spend 95% of their energy on the goal, 5% on the system.
Reverse that.
December 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Your goals tell you where to aim. Your systems determine if you'll get there.
Most people spend 95% of their energy on the goal, 5% on the system.
Reverse that.
Most people spend 95% of their energy on the goal, 5% on the system.
Reverse that.
Goals expire.
Systems compound.
The first makes you feel good today; the second makes you unstoppable tomorrow.
Systems compound.
The first makes you feel good today; the second makes you unstoppable tomorrow.
December 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Goals expire.
Systems compound.
The first makes you feel good today; the second makes you unstoppable tomorrow.
Systems compound.
The first makes you feel good today; the second makes you unstoppable tomorrow.
1/ A quiet revolution is happening in AI developer tools. Gemini 2.5 Pro has become the default brain inside Cursor and Windsurf, two of the most popular AI coding tools. Here's why that matters... 🧵👇
December 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
1/ A quiet revolution is happening in AI developer tools. Gemini 2.5 Pro has become the default brain inside Cursor and Windsurf, two of the most popular AI coding tools. Here's why that matters... 🧵👇
1/10 Google's Gemini just changed the economics of AI infrastructure, and no one seems to be talking about it.
A quick breakdown of why this matters more than chatbot personality contests: 🧵👇
A quick breakdown of why this matters more than chatbot personality contests: 🧵👇
December 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
1/10 Google's Gemini just changed the economics of AI infrastructure, and no one seems to be talking about it.
A quick breakdown of why this matters more than chatbot personality contests: 🧵👇
A quick breakdown of why this matters more than chatbot personality contests: 🧵👇
AI infrastructure follows the cloud playbook: become the default dev tool through price, performance, and reach.
Gemini 2.5 Pro just got a major coding upgrade and easier API access.
OpenAI's chatbot supremacy won't matter if Google owns the plumbing.
Gemini 2.5 Pro just got a major coding upgrade and easier API access.
OpenAI's chatbot supremacy won't matter if Google owns the plumbing.
December 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
AI infrastructure follows the cloud playbook: become the default dev tool through price, performance, and reach.
Gemini 2.5 Pro just got a major coding upgrade and easier API access.
OpenAI's chatbot supremacy won't matter if Google owns the plumbing.
Gemini 2.5 Pro just got a major coding upgrade and easier API access.
OpenAI's chatbot supremacy won't matter if Google owns the plumbing.
"Write in my voice" is half a prompt.
The other half is showing AI what your voice is NOT. I feed Claude the corporate drivel that makes me physically recoil—the "per my last email" and "leverage our learnings" flavor of prose.
Voice isn't just what you say. It's the vast territory of things
The other half is showing AI what your voice is NOT. I feed Claude the corporate drivel that makes me physically recoil—the "per my last email" and "leverage our learnings" flavor of prose.
Voice isn't just what you say. It's the vast territory of things
December 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"Write in my voice" is half a prompt.
The other half is showing AI what your voice is NOT. I feed Claude the corporate drivel that makes me physically recoil—the "per my last email" and "leverage our learnings" flavor of prose.
Voice isn't just what you say. It's the vast territory of things
The other half is showing AI what your voice is NOT. I feed Claude the corporate drivel that makes me physically recoil—the "per my last email" and "leverage our learnings" flavor of prose.
Voice isn't just what you say. It's the vast territory of things
The economics of Gemini 2.5 Flash are brutal for competitors: $0.10 per million tokens in, $0.60 out. That's 91% cheaper than GPT-o4-mini—and developers say it's "just as good at coding as Pro."
The math ain't complicated.
The math ain't complicated.
December 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The economics of Gemini 2.5 Flash are brutal for competitors: $0.10 per million tokens in, $0.60 out. That's 91% cheaper than GPT-o4-mini—and developers say it's "just as good at coding as Pro."
The math ain't complicated.
The math ain't complicated.
Everyone's watching the consumer AI race while Google quietly dominates what matters: the tools devs actually use.
Gemini 2.5 Pro handles entire codebases in one gulp with its 1M token window.
That's how you win long-term.
Gemini 2.5 Pro handles entire codebases in one gulp with its 1M token window.
That's how you win long-term.
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Everyone's watching the consumer AI race while Google quietly dominates what matters: the tools devs actually use.
Gemini 2.5 Pro handles entire codebases in one gulp with its 1M token window.
That's how you win long-term.
Gemini 2.5 Pro handles entire codebases in one gulp with its 1M token window.
That's how you win long-term.
Google's real AI strategy isn't chatbots—it's colonizing the developer stack. 4M+ devs now build with Gemini, powering tools like Cursor and Windsurf.
The next AI battle won't be won with demos, but with the invisible code that builds everything else.
The next AI battle won't be won with demos, but with the invisible code that builds everything else.
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Google's real AI strategy isn't chatbots—it's colonizing the developer stack. 4M+ devs now build with Gemini, powering tools like Cursor and Windsurf.
The next AI battle won't be won with demos, but with the invisible code that builds everything else.
The next AI battle won't be won with demos, but with the invisible code that builds everything else.
You've been trained to hide exactly what would make you rich.
Everyone else is generic wallpaper while you're sitting on a stockpile of rare metals.
Here's how to mine them: 👇
Everyone else is generic wallpaper while you're sitting on a stockpile of rare metals.
Here's how to mine them: 👇
December 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
You've been trained to hide exactly what would make you rich.
Everyone else is generic wallpaper while you're sitting on a stockpile of rare metals.
Here's how to mine them: 👇
Everyone else is generic wallpaper while you're sitting on a stockpile of rare metals.
Here's how to mine them: 👇
The most impressive pivots aren't random leaps—they're thoughtful expansions from an established center.
Comedians become directors.
Journalists become novelists.
Engineers become VCs.
See the pattern?
Comedians become directors.
Journalists become novelists.
Engineers become VCs.
See the pattern?
December 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The most impressive pivots aren't random leaps—they're thoughtful expansions from an established center.
Comedians become directors.
Journalists become novelists.
Engineers become VCs.
See the pattern?
Comedians become directors.
Journalists become novelists.
Engineers become VCs.
See the pattern?
Most people abandon their strengths too . They see someone killing it in a new space and panic.
But your path to exceptional isn't through imitation—it's through deepening what you already do well.
But your path to exceptional isn't through imitation—it's through deepening what you already do well.
December 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Most people abandon their strengths too . They see someone killing it in a new space and panic.
But your path to exceptional isn't through imitation—it's through deepening what you already do well.
But your path to exceptional isn't through imitation—it's through deepening what you already do well.
1/7
AI detection tools are fundamentally broken.
They're locked in an endless cat-and-mouse game with generators, and the false positive rate makes them unreliable for any serious use.
AI detection tools are fundamentally broken.
They're locked in an endless cat-and-mouse game with generators, and the false positive rate makes them unreliable for any serious use.
December 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
1/7
AI detection tools are fundamentally broken.
They're locked in an endless cat-and-mouse game with generators, and the false positive rate makes them unreliable for any serious use.
AI detection tools are fundamentally broken.
They're locked in an endless cat-and-mouse game with generators, and the false positive rate makes them unreliable for any serious use.
Using AI for first drafts is backwards.
Use it for your third draft—after you've discovered what you actually think.
AI refines better than it originates.
Use it for your third draft—after you've discovered what you actually think.
AI refines better than it originates.
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Using AI for first drafts is backwards.
Use it for your third draft—after you've discovered what you actually think.
AI refines better than it originates.
Use it for your third draft—after you've discovered what you actually think.
AI refines better than it originates.
AI detectors don't work.
The real solution? Make your writing unmistakably human by adding the one thing AI can't fake: your lived experience.
The real solution? Make your writing unmistakably human by adding the one thing AI can't fake: your lived experience.
December 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
AI detectors don't work.
The real solution? Make your writing unmistakably human by adding the one thing AI can't fake: your lived experience.
The real solution? Make your writing unmistakably human by adding the one thing AI can't fake: your lived experience.
Want the quickest fix for AI-sounding content? Add something you're not entirely sure is correct.
Genuine uncertainty is the most human thing you can express.
Genuine uncertainty is the most human thing you can express.
December 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Want the quickest fix for AI-sounding content? Add something you're not entirely sure is correct.
Genuine uncertainty is the most human thing you can express.
Genuine uncertainty is the most human thing you can express.
The tragedy of AI writing isn't that it sounds bad—it's that it sounds just good enough to fool the writer but not the reader.
December 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The tragedy of AI writing isn't that it sounds bad—it's that it sounds just good enough to fool the writer but not the reader.