Over-reliance on AI Makes Us Intellectually Weaker
tokenbender · x · 2026-08-21
After a break, the author realized their AI usage had become a habit-forming crutch, making them intellectually weaker, less curious, and less confident. Returning to work, they faced numerous unfinished agent tasks and chats, realizing that AI feeds the illusion of doing more while actually causing distraction and anxiety over unfinished tasks.
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