"2026"

IT'S AMAZING; YET I WISH WE'D AVOID IT. I THINK WE NEEDED A BETTER GOOGLE; NOT AGENTIC. I FEEL LAZIER, NOT MORE PRODUCTIVE.

IT'S FRUSTRATING SEEING AI JUST REPEATEDLY TRY DIFFERENT THINGS IN A LOOP. I MEAN MAYBE IT HELPED ME UNDERSTAND WHAT WOULDN'T WORK. BUT HONESTLY AFTER LIKE THREE LOOPS, I GET TO THE POINT WHERE I REALIZE THAT MY TIME IS GOING TO BE BETTER SPENT TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF THE PROBLEM SO THAT I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY AI IS STRUGGLING SO MUCH TRYING TO PRODUCE A WORKING SOLUTION. AND EITHER DOING IT MYSELF OR ASKING AI TO DO IT SOME OTHER WAY.

DO I SPEND MY TIME LEARNING THE LATEST AND GREATEST ABSTRACTION SO THAT I CAN APPLY IT IN MY DAY-TO-DAY? OR, DO I LEARN FIRST PRINCIPLES TO CHALLENGE THE ABSTRACTIONS?