Building with AI, drowning in research: when does optimising the process become procrastination?
SJW_Shadow_Monarch · reddit · 2026-10-24
A developer building an MVP with AI tools (Gemini, agents, sub-agents) fell down a rabbit hole: a Reddit research chatbot, a searchable 'second brain' for project files, AI design-concept comparisons—12-14 hours of optimising the process instead of shipping the product, ending in cognitive overload.
They ask indie hackers six questions: how to tell when research becomes procrastination, when to stop switching AI tools, when to stop refining prompts and workflows, how to manage scope creep, how to organise project files, and how to stay accountable (deadlines, timeboxing).
The ask isn't another list of 20 tools—it's learning to make fewer tool decisions and get back to building.
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