When Your Job Is Experimenting With AI, Procrastination Looks Exactly Like Work
every · x · 2026-10-03
Every highlights Katie's essay on a peculiar modern dilemma: when your job is experimenting with AI, procrastination is indistinguishable from work. She was supposed to write an essay but couldn't stop tweaking the AI-built worlds she creates — exploring AI's possibilities is part of her job.
She tried adapting the worlds into something other writers could use, but it required substantial extra work, so she set it aside, having already drawn the lessons she needed for the essay. A snapshot of how AI blurs the line between play and productivity for knowledge workers.
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