Simon WillisonFeb 9
Interesting research in HBR today about how the productivity boost you can get from AI tools can lead to burnout or general mental exhaustion, something I've noticed in my own work https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/9/ai-intensifies-work/
AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It

Aruna Ranganathan and Xingqi Maggie Ye from Berkeley Haas School of Business report initial findings in the HBR from their April to December 2025 study of 200 employees at a …

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@simon feeling this after just a week of heavy Claude use where I switched from using it for isolated tasks to broader prompts and supervised building of large components. The results are amazing but I feel drained in a new way.
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