Reading books while your agents work: AI is giving users their attention back
martyamark · x · 2026-10-14
A user shares that since delegating work to AI agents, they no longer compulsively open YouTube or X—an open book now sits next to their Mac and their hand goes straight to it. "Read books while your agents work. This is the future we were promised."
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