Multi-Prompting is the New Multi-Tasking
As AI tools become more powerful and agents begin to automate entire workflows, the human role is shifting. This post explores why emotional intelligence is becoming the ultimate differentiator, and why now is a rare window to gain a true productivity edge before AI levels the playing field.
It sounds like tautology, but it's not. It reflects a deeper shift. One where the way we interface with intelligence (human or artificial) becomes layered, iterative, conversational. We’re no longer just asking questions; we’re building systems of thought through dialogue. Prompting is the new programming.
But as we evolve in how we work with machines, human connection will become more important than ever. The more AI simulates communication, creativity, and even companionship, the more we’ll crave the unpredictable, messy beauty of being human together. Emotional intelligence isn’t a fallback skill, it’s a differentiator.
Today, we orchestrate fleets of AIs: tools for writing, coding, designing, summarizing.
But with the rise of autonomous agents, even that coordination will disappear. You’ll no longer string tools together to get a result. You’ll simply describe a destination, and the AI will chart the course. The human steps further back.
And yet… removing the “–” from posts won’t do it.
We’re still clinging to old rituals of signaling depth, productivity, identity; trying to appear more human while increasingly being augmented. The real question isn’t whether the post was written by AI. It’s whether it resonates. Does it matter who typed it, if it moved you?
Remember when citing Wikipedia felt risky?
People cross-checked. Researched. Trusted slowly.
Google collapsed that curiosity into clicking the first one or two results.
Now ChatGPT collapses it further: single answer, high confidence, no links. And so, cross-checking may fade into memory, replaced by convenience disguised as certainty. That’s a danger, but also a challenge.
There’s a short window — right now — to accelerate your productivity. To build leverage with AI tools, workflows, mental models. But this edge is melting. Fast. Soon, parity returns. Everyone prompts. Everyone automates. Everyone levels up.
Until then, it’s not about who has the tools, it’s about who learns to think with them.