Coach, not crutch
Decide what to keep
You don't need to keep every skill. Most people happily let calculators do long division. But for the abilities that matter to your work, your thinking or your independence, decide deliberately to keep them, and practise them without AI now and then. A 2025 survey of knowledge workers found people put less effort into critical thinking the more they trusted AI.
Honesty in courses and exams
Schools, universities, professional bodies and employers have different rules on AI. Some allow it for brainstorming but not for submitted work; some require you to say how you used it. Check the rules for each course, follow them, and keep notes on how you used AI. Being open about it is rarely a problem; hiding it can be.
Your weekly routine
A simple pattern: attempt first, use a study mode or tutor prompt for help, finish each session with a short AI quiz, review missed items a few days later, and do one AI-free session every week or two. That covers effort, feedback, retrieval and spacing from the earlier lessons.
Your next topic
Pick one thing to learn in the next month. Write a one-line outcome, your hours per week and the resources you'll use. Ask the AI for a four-week plan, set a reminder for a two-week review, and decide now how you'll test yourself at the end without help.
Is there a skill you used to have and have handed to a tool completely? Do you miss it?