Brain Dump | Morning Musings

Do you use tools like Grammarly or Quillbot to improve your writing?

While these days I’ve been away from all those tools, I am starting to reconsider using them again. In the past, I used them a lot but I stopped using them because I genuinely wanted to rely on my brain and all the things I’ve learned thus far. At the same time, I believed that it wasn’t indispensable until I realized, people out there are playing different games than I do. They utilize these tools even if they are professional editor, writers, and even English native speakers. I don’t believe in ChatGPT because while they could serve similar purposes to Grammarly, it’s something that isn’t helping me personally to improve.

The other day, I checked the differences between Grammarly and Quillbot. One noticeable difference is that Grammarly has become a lot more expensive than Quillbot. Feature-wise, Grammarly has a lot more features and is better than Quillbot. However, I am still on the fence between both as I also wanted to try something new but wouldn’t skimp on features.

Honestly, writing better isn’t my goal in 2024 but I think it could go a long way given now I want to venture out a little bit and chase some of my dreams.

As much as I tried relying on my brain, I have to finally admit, that I am not a genius, and because of the accident, I have to accept that my memory isn’t as sharp as what it used to be. Again, that doesn’t mean I am not working on restoring them or getting closer to what it used to be. But conveniently going around thinking that I operate in the same brain as it was is just plain wrong. So, I am trying to utilize more tools that I could use to improve my writing while also polishing what I already have.

That's it for today's brain dump, see you around and happy weekend!