Expertise is the Base Layer and Automation is the Multiplier

by Justin Skycak (@justinskycak) on

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Automation – whether AI, code, or any other tool – does not eliminate the need for domain expertise.

It amplifies the return on domain expertise. Expertise is the base layer and automation is the multiplier.

This has been the winning strategy for centuries:

1. Get deep, hands-on mastery of your craft – the kind that comes from living & breathing the success/failure modes, tradeoffs, edge cases.

2. Use automation to expand your output capacity without degrading rigor.

Like most winning strategies, the general approach is pretty simple but actually executing it takes a lot of work so most people don’t want to do it.


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