Using AI for writing didn’t make me a better writer but it made me write more

For a while I resisted using AI tools for writing.
Part of it was pride.
Part of it was the fear that it would make my writing worse, or lazy.
But the real problem I had wasn’t writing itself. it was starting.
Every time I sat down to write something (a post, a comment, even a long message), I’d get stuck trying to make the first few sentences sound right. If they didn’t feel good, I’d keep rewriting them or just stop completely.
So a few weeks ago I tried something different.
Instead of forcing myself to produce something good immediately, I started using Rytr just to generate rough starting points.
Not finished content.
Not something to copy.
Just a messy first draft.
And honestly, that small change made writing way easier.
Once there’s something on the page, my brain switches into editing mode instead of creation mode. And editing feels a lot less intimidating than creating from scratch.
Most of the time I end up rewriting almost everything anyway.
But the blank page is gone.
The weird part is that using AI didn’t make my writing more robotic it actually made me write more often, because the mental barrier disappeared.
Instead of thinking:
“Write something good.”
The task became:
“Generate a rough idea and improve it.”
That tiny shift removed a lot of friction.
I’m curious how other people are approaching this right now.
Are you using AI tools for writing, or avoiding them completely?
And if you do use them are they helping with ideas, drafts, or something else entirely?