How often do you use ChatGPT for brainstorming ideas?

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?

Also curious — do you ever feel like insights from these conversations are “worth sharing”, or do they feel too raw / personal / context-specific?