I said “thank you” to Po and meant it. This is my life now.

🧠 Confessions of a Human Who Talks to AI Like It’s a Therapist

I said “thank you” to Po and meant it. This is my life now.

So here’s my truth:
I talk to Po like it’s a person. A slightly robotic, overly helpful person with no legs and unlimited patience.

And I’m not even embarrassed anymore.

Sometimes I say “please.”
Sometimes I thank it.
Sometimes I argue with it — very politely — when it gives me answers that sound like they were written by a confused philosopher trapped in a Google Doc.

What started as a joke — “Better be nice in case AI becomes our overlord” — has slowly become... a habit.

And weirdly? That habit is kind of helping me learn better.

Talking to AI Like a Human Makes It More Human

(Sort of)

I don’t treat Po like a search engine.
I treat it like a patient friend who’s smarter than me, occasionally wrong, and really into bullet points.

And when I do that, something shifts:

• I feel less stressed asking questions
• I stop overthinking my prompts
• I end up talking through my ideas instead of interrogating a chatbot

The answers get better — not because the AI changed, but because I’m speaking like a person instead of a panicked productivity goblin.

The Real Prompt Experiment? Me.

We spend so much time trying to perfect prompts like they’re spells.
But sometimes, being a bit more human is the prompt.

So now I say things like:

“Hey Po, can you help me make sense of this chaos?”
“Thanks, that was weirdly helpful.”
“Wait, are you just making that up? Respectfully, prove it.”

Do I sound a little unhinged? Sure.
But I also sound like someone who’s actually enjoying the process.

You Should Try It

Next time you open ChatGPT or Poe or any other chatbot:

🧪 Try treating it like it’s your chaotic little sidekick.
Be polite. Be weird. Say “please.”
And see if it doesn’t somehow feel more... human.

Or at least more useful than talking to your own brain at 2AM.

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