What to Do When Your Human Writing Sounds Like AI

Should you rough up your prose to sound more "human"? Here's what you owe your reader, and yourself.

Jun 23 • Rafe Needleman

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CEOs: Here's How to Not Screw Up Your AI Memo

A field guide to saying the hard thing without sounding like a monster.

Jun 16 • Rafe Needleman

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May 2026

Don’t Crowd My Screen: Etiquette for Shared Online Documents

Real-time collaborative editors solved version control, but created dread.

May 13 • Rafe Needleman

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October 2025

AI Workslop Is a Cry for Help

The words are there, but they’re empty. The work is complete, but the worker is absent. When you receive AI workslop, what you’re really receiving is…

Oct 30, 2025 • Rafe Needleman

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May 2025

It’s the Em of the World

Now that AI has claimed the em dash, we look for a signifier of more human hesitation.

May 11, 2025 • Rafe Needleman

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April 2025

My Bot Will Attend For Me

Robots have entered the chat. Etiquette hasn’t caught up.

Apr 25, 2025 • Rafe Needleman

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November 2021

Loud Keyboard Etiquette

Do you have a right to write loudly?

Nov 26, 2021 • Rafe Needleman

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August 2021

First Contact: When to Call and When to Text

What’s the right way to initiate connect with someone you don’t know?

Aug 30, 2021 • Rafe Needleman

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Don’t Be a Parking Space Tease

Not leaving that parking spot soon? Play it stealthy.

Aug 2, 2021 • Rafe Needleman

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June 2021

How to Blame Technology

Communicating through technology gives us avenues to a lot of excuses. Here a few small ones we can use to plaster over awkward exchanges.

Jun 24, 2021 • Rafe Needleman

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How To Give Your Parents Tech Support

Top tips for gracefully surviving the task of helping a parent with technology.

Jun 15, 2021 • Rafe Needleman

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April 2021

How to End a Text Message Conversation

Is it live, or is it asynchronous?

Apr 26, 2021 • Rafe Needleman

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