Knowing how to write is an underrated skill

With these more powerful GenAI models, I feel more and more that an underrated skill is knowing how to write. Everyone I know who is doing well “writes” well.

I don’t mean it in the literary sense; I mean knowing how to express yourself, ask for things and organize your ideas. Skills help minimize that need, but I still see a big difference between those who stop, think and ask and those who keep asking “iteratively” while vibing…

If you want a tip: learn to write well so you can ask AI agents for things.

Originally written in Portuguese and published on LinkedIn on February 12, 2026. I translated it into English with the help of AI (Claude): it let me bring my LinkedIn posts to people who don’t read Portuguese without rewriting each one from scratch. I reviewed the translation to keep my original meaning and tone.