Katie Parrott

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How to Keep Your Writing Weird in the Age of AI

2 weeks ago | every.to | Katie Parrott

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. I was deep in a rabbit hole about textual criticism and the Bible when my ChatGPT pointed me toward a concept that completely changed how I think about writing with AI. Lectio difficilior potior. The harder reading is stronger. It's a principle scholars have used for centuries. When faced with two versions of an ancient text and asked which is the original, they choose the one that's more difficult to understand.
Professional Chaos Theory

3 weeks ago | katieparrott.substack.com | Katie Parrott

Editor's Note: I've been trying to write this essay in some fashion or other since 2014, when I finally landed my first full-time job after months of post-grad flailing. I kept starting drafts, wanting to reach back through time and tell the 23-year-old version of myself that everything would work out. The problem was, I never knew what I wanted to say.
When o3 Plans Your Career Better Than You Do

1 month ago | every.to | Katie Parrott

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. I’ve always hated the question, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” Answering it feels like an exercise in forced self-aggrandizement—vaulting myself to the top of the org chart just to prove I have the right measure of ambition and am not afraid to "think big." If someone could supply an answer that felt authentic rather than pandering to whatever hiring manager asked the question, I’d Venmo them a finder’s fee.
Rise of the AI Wrappers

1 month ago | every.to | Alex Duffy |Katie Parrott |Rhea Purohit |Scott Nover

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. We're at a rare moment: Some of the world’s richest companies are practically giving away access to their most powerful AI models in an effort to become kings of the next technological frontier.
Vibe Check: Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Flash

1 month ago | every.to | Katie Parrott

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. Google's Gemini models may not dominate conversations (or searches) like OpenAI’s—but they’re starting to dominate something more important: the developer software stack. Inside Every, Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Flash are already powering production workflows, and Flash runs quietly in the background of products like Cora and Sparkle.
It’s Me, Hi. I’m the Vibe Coder.

1 month ago | every.to | Katie Parrott

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. I was taking a break one Saturday morning from building a tool for Every when an X post about “vibe coding” crossed my feed: "There is no consumer desire to 'make apps,'" the post proclaimed.
Meanwhile, on Content-Marketing LinkedIn

2 months ago | katieparrott.substack.com | Katie Parrott

Back in January, a LinkedIn post made a splash within a particular corner of the internet: content marketers. I was riveted at the time—so much so that I wrote this entire essay, then promptly put it in a digital drawer and forgot about it. This piece isn’t a recap of that incident so much as an excavation of what it exposed: the insecurities, incentives, and identity questions baked into modern content work. Yes, it’s about SEO—but only on the surface.
Finishing the App

2 months ago | katieparrott.substack.com | Katie Parrott

Editor’s Note: I’ve been on a bit of an AI-enabled bender lately—building apps, writing essays, accidentally outlining novels at 1 AM. I’m telling you this for two reasons: first, it’s why I’ve been AWOL from this newsletter for a while (that, and I way overcomitted to client work, as one does). And second, because it’ll probably inform a lot of the content you see here moving forward. As always, thank you for reading The Curiosity Gap.
AI Phobia Is Just Fear That ‘Easier’ Equals ‘Cheating’

2 months ago | every.to | Katie Parrott

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. One thing you can count on seeing on LinkedIn these days: writers sharing stories about losing clients because of supposed AI usage. The stories follow a familiar pattern. A writer reports they have been dropped by a client—not because their work is bad or inaccurate, but because an AI detection tool flagged their human-written content as machine-generated. These aren’t isolated incidents.
I Tried AI Coding Tools. Now I Want to Learn to Code.

Mar 17, 2025 | every.to | Katie Parrott

Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to get it in your inbox. One night last month, instead of booting up my Switch for another thrilling session of Stardew Valley, I decided I wanted to play a different kind of game. I decided I wanted to build an app. It sounds crazy to say that so casually. Sure, I’m just going to throw together a quick MVP. I don’t write code. I don’t read code. But yeah, why not? Two hours later, I had a minimum viable product ready to ship.