I ve started using ChatGPT as a thinking partner more than a writing tool for brainstorming, ranting, stress-testing ideas, even working through half-formed or intrusive thoughts.

Sometimes it agrees and helps articulate something clearly. Sometimes it pushes back and forces me to refine or soften a take. Either way, the output is often surprisingly thoughtful.

What I ve noticed is that a lot of this thinking just stays private and disappears. I m curious how others use ChatGPT: do you treat it as a scratchpad, a critic, a co-writer, or something else?