LLM/Agents have made the first 80-90% of a feature/project really fast.
But getting the last 10-20% actually requires your attention and many often many iterations.
Then you have 5+ things that are 80% done but kinda janky and broken in weird ways. Finishing them still takes work and discipline and can end up feeling overwhelming. Or you can swap to this new idea you just had in the shower, and get the dopamine rush all over again.
It sneaks up on you. Ironically discipline seems to be more important than ever. Easy to spend a bunch of tokens/quota and get nowhere but feel productive.
But getting the last 10-20% actually requires your attention and many often many iterations.
Then you have 5+ things that are 80% done but kinda janky and broken in weird ways. Finishing them still takes work and discipline and can end up feeling overwhelming. Or you can swap to this new idea you just had in the shower, and get the dopamine rush all over again.
It sneaks up on you. Ironically discipline seems to be more important than ever. Easy to spend a bunch of tokens/quota and get nowhere but feel productive.