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Think With Me · Steve Bolton

Where does AI belong in the work in front of you?

A book introducing Bolt Method™. Personal stories and practical exercises about asking better questions, making decisions and knowing what should stay human.

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Better Thinking. Better Decisions. Better Outcomes.

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Inside Think With Me

As AI becomes ordinary, human judgement becomes the advantage.

About the author

You’ll discover how to:

  • Ask better questions, explore possibilities and challenge your assumptions.
  • Decide what to trust, what to check and what should stay human.
  • Build everyday habits, including Walk and Talk, that turn a conversation with AI into time to think.

The practice develops over time. You bring your experience, your values and your judgement. You keep making the decisions.

Inside Bolt Method

Five Ways of Working With AI

Part of Bolt Method.

HumanToolsAgentsPartnersNetworks

More AI is not the goal. The right Way is.

Four Parts of Bolt Method

  • Values
  • Judgement
  • Thinking
  • Habits

Five Habits

  • Walk and Talk
  • Give Relevant Context
  • Maintain Memory
  • Use What Works
  • Consult the Council
The sentence that gave the book its name
I stopped asking AI to do things for me.
I started asking it to think with me.”

Jude Bolton

People. Choices. Consequences.

The thinking became real.

Inside the book

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Tanya · Chapter 3

Earn It

She could keep asking the larger questions while making a judgement about the work in front of her.

Meet Tanya Caroline · Chapter 11

Draw the Line

She began by deciding what must stay out. Then the rest of the work came into view.

Meet Caroline Sam · Chapter 8

Good Enough

He built a practice around proactivity, reliability and a good enough rule for the days when motivation failed.

Meet Sam Val and Cleo · Chapter 13

The Same Monday

Cleo found work that fitted her life. Val kept working towards a business of her own.

Meet Val and Cleo Ash · Chapter 4

Empty Chair

Two potential gym purchases, everyday business work and somewhere to think them through.

Meet Ash Chapter 14

Always There

The question is what you choose to keep practising when AI takes on some of the work.

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15 chapters. Personal stories. A practice you can begin with the work in front of you.

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