From Habit to Handbook

David's argument is that dictation makes you better at using AI — not because the tools are impressive, but because talking bypasses the self-editing reflex that typing imposes. You get closer to raw thinking, and models respond to that specificity. The companion landscape piece takes that conviction and asks the practical follow-up: okay, but which tool? The answer turns out to be less about any single product and more about the fact that the market has matured enough that the barrier to entry is almost zero. Free tiers, one-time purchases, open-source options — the habit David describes is now easier to start than ever. The philosophy came first; the tooling finally caught up.