Stop thinking AI just speeds up work, start solving unsolvable problems
bendee983 · x · 2026-08-21
This is the exact mindset shift we should encourage. Don't just view AI as a way to do more of what you're already doing (more code, more emails)—that's low-hanging fruit.
Instead, think about the problems you couldn't solve before and whether you can solve them now with AI. A new paradigm requires a new mindset.
The quoted author emphasizes that what matters isn't writing code faster or better code, but building a dozen tools they never would have built before AI.
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