Developer: AI short-circuits the doubt phase, from idea straight to prompting

dfinke · x · 2026-09-19

Developer dfinke shares how AI changed his build loop. He always had "I wonder if I could" ideas about wiring things together and shipping tools, but doubt used to follow: why bother, is it worth it? Now AI short-circuits that step — he goes straight from curiosity to action: "time to start prompting." A snapshot of how AI collapses the hesitation phase of personal tool-building.

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