Devs ditch AI meeting notes to keep their brains fit
mobileraj · x · 2026-11-01
Gergely Orosz quotes Steve Yegge: "Having a fit brain will be a key differentiator in the new era. Just do more of [writing], every day, to get in shape and stay in shape." Orosz notes people tend to realize Yegge was right 6-12 months later, so he now listens when Yegge speaks.
- Responder mobileraj shares his practice: he stopped automatic meeting notes and writes his own content to maximally exercise his brain — a pushback against cognitive offloading in the AI era.
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