Notebooklm is definitely a good way to aggregate and build a draft for an article. Im looking for a mobile first way to create a deep technical content from research papers and code repos and notebooklm with Claude as editor for now works the best for me. I dump resources to notebooklm, create prompt with Claude and edit final version. Here is latest article I’ve built this way https://open.substack.com/pub/andriybatutin/p/mechanistic-interpretability-101?r=cii5h&utm_medium=ios
Nitin your approach to treating AI as a structured teammate rather than a shortcut is a powerful reminder that workflows, not tools alone, drive consistent, high-quality output.
With a post as detailed as this one I'd think it's a paid one. Great resources for non technical folks that want to power up their writing workflow!
I've been taking what I learned from Joel Salinas "2nd brain" post and some tinkering with LLMs that are good at writing, plus some automations and MCP to build a system that can ease the workload while preserving my core thinking.
I still have some work left to fully deploy it tho 😅
The “AI as a small team” framing is sharp, especially the way you separate idea capture, research, and angle selection instead of treating AI as a one-click writer. It’s a useful reminder that workflows, not tools, are what compound over years of writing.
Most people still expect AI to think for them, rather than work with them. What you’re showing is a way of using these tools to sharpen ideas, not replace the creator. Treating AI as an editor and researcher keeps the voice human while speeding up the heavy lifting.
Which part of this workflow do you think is the easiest starting point for someone stuck in that one‑prompt habit?
Nitin, this is the first AI-writing workflow I’ve seen that is so simple yet so practical to implement.
The part that hit me hardest was using AI as a thinking partner instead of a paragraph generator.
I tried the objection-based prompt you shared, and it deleted half my excuses in 30 seconds.
The visuals workflow with Nano Banana is wild, too. I’ve been wasting hours in Canva when I could’ve done this in minutes.
I want to copy your whole system. Hope you don't mind.
Notebooklm is definitely a good way to aggregate and build a draft for an article. Im looking for a mobile first way to create a deep technical content from research papers and code repos and notebooklm with Claude as editor for now works the best for me. I dump resources to notebooklm, create prompt with Claude and edit final version. Here is latest article I’ve built this way https://open.substack.com/pub/andriybatutin/p/mechanistic-interpretability-101?r=cii5h&utm_medium=ios
Still need to work on details as links formatting and style but I think I’m getting there
Nitin your approach to treating AI as a structured teammate rather than a shortcut is a powerful reminder that workflows, not tools alone, drive consistent, high-quality output.
With my dyslexia AI has been transformative for me. I have more stamina to write as it's more effortless for me now.
With a post as detailed as this one I'd think it's a paid one. Great resources for non technical folks that want to power up their writing workflow!
I've been taking what I learned from Joel Salinas "2nd brain" post and some tinkering with LLMs that are good at writing, plus some automations and MCP to build a system that can ease the workload while preserving my core thinking.
I still have some work left to fully deploy it tho 😅
Love how you treat AI like a real teammate, not a shortcut.
Great article. Using Ai as an assistant rather than a substitute for critical human thinking is important for me.
The “AI as a small team” framing is sharp, especially the way you separate idea capture, research, and angle selection instead of treating AI as a one-click writer. It’s a useful reminder that workflows, not tools, are what compound over years of writing.
I loooove this!
Most people still expect AI to think for them, rather than work with them. What you’re showing is a way of using these tools to sharpen ideas, not replace the creator. Treating AI as an editor and researcher keeps the voice human while speeding up the heavy lifting.
Which part of this workflow do you think is the easiest starting point for someone stuck in that one‑prompt habit?
The “AI fights me before I publish” workflow is evil genius.
I tried it on my last published post, and realized half my arguments were built on vibes and optimism.
You basically turned the creative process into an assembly line. No wonder you publish more than people who still open a blank page and pray.
Loved the complete workflow, Nitin. Great work.