Hey there, full time software engineer of around 6 years here (post-grad). I’m using Claude Code half of the day now at work, I just can’t keep up with my team if I were to stop coding with AI. I’m more “productive” but my brain feels less sharp and am curious how others are staying sharp, I guess I just need to allocate time to learning new things again but wondering how others are dealing with this. Thanks!
I self-quarantined ever since AI took over the industry and it's been the most productive year so far. I essentially take the next problem to tackle and go insane for a couple days until it compiles. Highly recommend.
I’ve been conflicted on this one, as I will ask it stuff I know a bit about and am looking at getting into the weeds on it, and it gives me bad info. Then I have to correct it to redirect it, and it’s eventually just a parrot. So can I really trust it to tell me what I don’t know at all?
It also feels like another form of brain rot… it’s like arguing online, but worse, since I know for a fact it’s just a bot on the other end.
- Going for a walk at least 1h a day
- Sitting 20min first thing in the morning in sun doing absolutely nothing
- Working out every day, even if just doing some pullups or pushups
- Trying to only use social media for work, not for pleasure
- Talking to AI (Claude) while Claude Code is running in different session, about topics that are interesting to me
I spent about 6-8h online every day on average
Hope it's helpful
Kinda works. Helps if you enjoy testing unusual ideas.
It also feels like another form of brain rot… it’s like arguing online, but worse, since I know for a fact it’s just a bot on the other end.
The world out there is largely still there. You can get curious, read about it, join communities, ask people, practice skills and so on.