Working with AI forces multitasking and kills flow, developer argues
_akpiper · x · 2026-09-06
Developer akpiper points out a counterintuitive problem: it's unclear how to work with AI without multitasking. While the agent runs, you sit waiting—your options are meditating, scrolling social media, stretching, or switching tasks, none of which equals flow. AI productivity gains come with a new attention-management cost.
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