More productive with agents, or just busier? Each automation spawns ten more tasks
Luvena21 · reddit · 2026-09-21
- A Reddit user's honest take: agents helped them finish more tasks faster, but every automated task revealed ten more waiting for the same treatment — "opening a door and flooding the room."
- Their verdict: they're not more productive, they're more capable, and capability quietly creates more work. The thread invites discussion on what productivity means in the agent era.
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