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Cedric The AI Monk

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Minimum Effective Dose: How to Get Fit in 20 Minutes a Day With This AI Fitness Coach.

Your fitness routine shouldn't look like a sterile laboratory, it should look like a real, living garden and cultivating it takes less time than you think.

Cedric The AI Monk

mental health

The Ship of Theseus Problem: If AI Does Your Thinking, Are You Still You?

Sep 1, 2026

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15 min read

The Ship of Theseus Problem: If AI Does Your Thinking, Are You Still You?

An old ship is repaired until no original planks remain. Is it still the same ship? Explore the Ship of Theseus paradox and what it means for your mind.

Cedric The AI Monk

Relationships

You're Not the Voice in Your Head (And How to Use AI to Stop Believing It)

Aug 25, 2026

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12 min read

You're Not the Voice in Your Head (And How to Use AI to Stop Believing It)

I snapped at my two-year-old once. The thought "I'm a bad father" looped for months. Here's the 90-second AI prompt that finally unhooked that belief.

Cedric The AI Monk

mental health

The User Manual For Me: Most Fights Aren't Disagreements, They're Two Undocumented Settings.

Aug 11, 2026

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11 min read

The User Manual For Me: Most Fights Aren't Disagreements, They're Two Undocumented Settings.

How to write a user manual for yourself with AI, so the people closest to you stop misreading your intentions.

Cedric The AI Monk

mental health

Your Mind's For Having Ideas, Not Holding Them. Here's How AI Can Lighten Your Mental Load.

Aug 11, 2026

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11 min read

Your Mind's For Having Ideas, Not Holding Them. Here's How AI Can Lighten Your Mental Load.

I ran my whole life at 50% for a month. Then I gave my mind's storage job to AI.

Cedric The AI Monk

mental health

Why You Can't Think Your Way Out of Anxiety (and the 90-Second Reset)

Aug 4, 2026

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10 min read

Why You Can't Think Your Way Out of Anxiety (and the 90-Second Reset)

The table was never the problem. My flooded nervous system was.

Cedric The AI Monk

mental health

Why More AI Tools Won't Fix Your Overwhelm (and the One Prompt That Helps)

Jul 28, 2026

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9 min read

Why More AI Tools Won't Fix Your Overwhelm (and the One Prompt That Helps)

Overwhelm isn't too many tools. It's one 90-second move you're avoiding. Here's why more AI won't help and the prompt that will.

Cedric The AI Monk

mental health

I Asked AI to Settle a Fight With My Mum. It Made Things Worse.

Jul 21, 2026

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6 min read

I Asked AI to Settle a Fight With My Mum. It Made Things Worse.

Is it really safe to use AI for therapy? The tools are extraordinary, but the question is whose hands your mind is in.

Cedric The AI Monk

Relationships

Meet The People Making Lifelike AI Videos of Themselves in Their Future 'Manifested' Dream Life.

Jul 14, 2026

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19 min read

Meet The People Making Lifelike AI Videos of Themselves in Their Future 'Manifested' Dream Life.

And Experts Warn That AI-Based Dating Is Making You 'Relationally Stupid’.

Cedric The AI Monk

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Minimum Effective Dose: How to Get Fit in 20 Minutes a Day With This AI Fitness Coach.

The Ship of Theseus Problem: If AI Does Your Thinking, Are You Still You?

You're Not the Voice in Your Head (And How to Use AI to Stop Believing It)

The User Manual For Me: Most Fights Aren't Disagreements, They're Two Undocumented Settings.

Your Mind's For Having Ideas, Not Holding Them. Here's How AI Can Lighten Your Mental Load.

Why You Can't Think Your Way Out of Anxiety (and the 90-Second Reset)

Why More AI Tools Won't Fix Your Overwhelm (and the One Prompt That Helps)

I Asked AI to Settle a Fight With My Mum. It Made Things Worse.

Meet The People Making Lifelike AI Videos of Themselves in Their Future 'Manifested' Dream Life.

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