Dev: coding agents make every idea 10 minutes away — and that's the problem
feregri_no · x · 2026-10-21
Developer feregrino returned from a break not from burnout but because AI made him work too much: with coding agents, every idea feels 10 minutes from existing — and there's always another idea 10 minutes away. A relatable take on attention allocation in the agent era.
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