GoKawiilConventional wisdom is that burnout is caused (solely) by overwork.
So logically, if AI can help us complete tasks 2-100x faster than before, we should be UNDERWORKED and experiencing ZERO burnout, right?
If only it were that simple.
ALL THE THINGS!
You may be too young to recognize this meme, but it’s the feeling most people in tech had when AI started accelerating their efficiency.
Why?
Because for years, all of us had dozens, if not hundreds, of side projects we could have started but had to shelve because there weren’t enough hours in a day.
Then AI came along and teased us with a seductive lie…
Claude: “But, maybe you can do it all now that I’m here!”
For the past decade, I’ve been a repeat startup founder + new dad + always ambitious person. I had over 100 article titles + outlines in draft. I had a someday maybe list full of 50 projects to start “when I had the time.”
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