I was able to go from 5 to over 20 parallel sessions without burnout by changing my role. I switched from engineer to engineering director. I try to focus on directing and deciding. I built a software for that for myself. Two key features:
1. Each project (= one or more repos) gets a canvas. On it, work is laid out as cards. Position and color let me build a mental map.
2. Agents end each card with a demo, which is typically a narrated video of the new feature or bugfix. I review it like an engineering director in a launch review. If I have comments, the agent goes another round.
With this, I don't feel the pain of context switching because I don't need to keep the context all in my head in parallel. I get it presented every time a card wants something from me.
1. Each project (= one or more repos) gets a canvas. On it, work is laid out as cards. Position and color let me build a mental map.
2. Agents end each card with a demo, which is typically a narrated video of the new feature or bugfix. I review it like an engineering director in a launch review. If I have comments, the agent goes another round.
With this, I don't feel the pain of context switching because I don't need to keep the context all in my head in parallel. I get it presented every time a card wants something from me.