# Shortcuts Don't Make You Better

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Podcast: [Stories Are Soul Food](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-are-soul-food-1366275)
Published: 2026-06-01T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/ad4b74c5
Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/ad4b74c5/ac2198c2.mp3
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## Resource

IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com . Join ND Wilson and Brian Kohl as they discuss the dangers of shortcutting life. From performance-enhancing drugs to AI, we always seem to want to take shortcuts to victory. Is AI enhancement the same as performance-enhancing drugs? What makes AI a cop-out? And how to deal with the Pandora’s Box of AI that surrounds us.

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