AI is making me lazy, what should I do?

[bazera]

Btw, is it just me or Claude Code got really expensive lately for less session times? This shit costs a lot of money each month.

[dualnon]

Separate writing the code from designing and conceptualising the architecture and just get really specific about the boundaries the ai must operate within. Eg: not coming up with any solutions you didn't think of. You can boost your productivity by not wasting time regurgitating syntax. And spend it where it really matters: solving problems. 

You can create a custom ai within ChatGPT or Claude that is restricted to only operate within the set parameters.

No reason to deny yourself the productivity boost.

[YIDIRYIDIR]

5 hours ago, Jacob Morres said:

Sorry to police leo but this kind of comment would make my asian friends uncomfy

[Pudgey]

If your business is to provide web development services to clients, stop focusing on just development and more on providing the client with solutions, marketing and sales. You have to be creative with your mind. Once a website is complete, clients are looking to generate sales and revenue: consultation hasn't been replaced by AI. Talk with your clients and actually understand their problems. Most web developers focus on pushing out websites and calling it a day. They care little for their clients business.

Build up other skills: AI increasing your ability to be productive? Then learn something else while you produce more. Simple. 

If you are building a product, stop focusing on coding and start building real solutions. When developers complain about losing their ability to code or AI is frying their brain, then use your mind in another way. I've spent 15 hours per day building up a SASS product with the assistance of AI and I'm a software engineer with a comprehensive guardrail/conductor (non-AI and human quality review). Before AI, I've iterated, built and launch over 700+ websites and designs. 

Instead of focusing on coding brackets, I turn my focus on building products that provide value to the world. The democratizing of coding should be used to create solutions, building competing products that can be offered at a smaller fee compared to corporate monolith or finding gaps into the market. AI accelerates you there, your software engineering skills makes you better than 99% of vibe coders. Built something that's worth a damn and put your focus on that. 

Everything else is noise. 

[gettoefl]

Am I lazy or am I efficient? Or am I just not keeping up with my peers? Why am I worried? Who am I living for? What's my purpose? Wait let me ask AI.

[AerisVahnEphelia]

On 4/6/2026 at 2:18 AM, OBEler said:

@Toranvor It feels like I might be sabotaging my long-term growth. What happens if I lose access to these tools? Or if I’m in an interview? Or if I need to solve something novel without AI? Am I trading competence for convenience?

You don't get it.  You will never loose access to these tools. They will be there forever. 

You will be never in an interview for coding again. This is your last job. Keep it as long as possible.

You don't trade anything. Your competence is obsolete. Your skills are not needed anymore.

Based

[CARDOZZO]

The worst part of AI is that it increases your impostor syndrome on 10000x.

Before AI you feel like cheating. After AI, you think you are just receiving money for not working - it almost feels like you're a thief. 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by CARDOZZO

[Inliytened1]

On 4/6/2026 at 4:32 PM, bazera said:

Do they have some plans of how to move forward? Like for example how do teachers distinguish actual vs ai generated homework?

Homework is no more.

The going joke according to my brother is "heck if you are gonna use AI to write your papers then we will grade them with AI."  Basically whats rbe point anymore.

[Leo Gura]

54 minutes ago, Inliytened1 said:

Homework is no more.

The going joke according to my brother is "heck if you are gonna use AI to write your papers then we will grade them with AI."  Basically whats rbe point anymore.

Lol.

This is like paying for a gym membership and using a robot to run the treadmill for you.

The treadmill was designed for your benefit. No one is forcing you to use it.

People are acting like homework is only done because it's some law from God. Homework only exists because doing it grows your brain.

This is just a stupid mindset towards education. You should be giving yourself homework because you want to learn.

You might as well just not go to school at that point.

Edited 1 hour ago by Leo Gura

[UnbornTao]

19 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

Lol.

This is like using a robot to run a treadmill for you.

The treadmill was designed for your benefit. No one is forcing you to use it.

People are acting like homework is only done because it's some law from God. Homework only exists because doing it grows your brain.

This is just a stupid mindset towards education. You should be giving yourself homework because you want to learn.

You might as well just not go to school at that point.

"Educate yourself, make no mistakes."

[Willy Phallicus]

You always give up something to get something.

[Leo Gura]

28 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

"Educate yourself, make no mistakes."

"Live my life. Make no mistakes."