Reflection - AI Work and ADHD
Reflection # It’s time to be more devoted to my work… AI has been a cool technology to watch and experience but one thing I’m allowing it to do to me is to kill my love for building… I feel like I’m arriving where I’ve already seen many talented developers get to - realization AI is not magic, it’s a headache. Don’t get me wrong, targeted and focused use of LLMs, with careful planning and time-boxing can be great, and has been for me. But I am a creature and prone to take the path of least resistance, and in many cases I’m just letting the LLM do the work. This is where the ADHD element from the title comes into play. Now, I’m not blaming ADHD for me being lazy, because I’m not sure laziness is the fairest descriptor of where I’ve been lately. A common issue for those with ADHD, maybe even the defining characteristic, is the black-hole that’s present in the space where motiviation and reward belong in the brain. I’ve resonated with this thought for much of my life: Fulfilled or Relieve…