50 tasks at once energizes me, says dev, as peer warns AI context-switching causes burnout
zack_overflow · x · 2026-10-16
zackoverflow claims juggling 50 things at once gives him addictive energy, asking why others burn out on AI. Quoted JackEllis argues the opposite: your brain isn't built to juggle ten context windows of challenging work — moving back to one thread at a time helped him ship far more.
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