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Same. I feel completely stupid, and have to strain even for the most basic code. It's like I know the high level of things, but to actually force myself to writ

Same. I feel completely stupid, and have to strain even for the most basic code. It's like I know the high level of things, but to actually force myself to write the code, email, design the workflow, or get engaged in meetings feels like an impossible feat. I've been pondering changing my job, but I worry that I'd be just a low performer in the new place.

politician 4y ago
Supplement with ChatGPT for anything rote.
- TeMPOraL 4y ago
  Funny you should say that, I recently started to use it to push through the tedium. Nothing critical, nothing IP revealing, no copy-pasting - just "Ok, how do I do X using technology Y", or "Write me a function that does X with Y". Changing the problem from having to figure the simple but tedious thing myself, to having to review someone else's solution, is like switching to a less obstructed track. > 50% of the time, ChatGPT is wrong in some way. But it's also close enough, and/or mentions some magic phrase or a hitherto unknown to me library function, that it's both interesting and motivating.
  - tominous 4y ago
    Same for me. I see it as the combination of 5 things: 1. It lowers the activation energy of getting started; for me motivation tends to come after action, and it gets me to that point. 2. It taps into the intense drive of "someone is wrong on the internet!" as per https://xkcd.com/386/ https://xkcd.com/386/ 3. It's a new and different way of working so it doesn't trigger the same mental scar tissue. 4. It's vaguely social and high-status (delegating tasks, correcting and reviewing), as opposed to feeling solitary, so it tickles different reward centres. 5. More gets done for the same effort, so the cost/benefit equation is better and the feedback loop tighter.
- 888666 4y ago
  This has genuinely worked for reducing cognitive load for me.
FastEatSlow 4y ago
If you want to avoid being a low performer then maybe take a junior job where you're not expected to do much.

politician 4y ago

Supplement with ChatGPT for anything rote.

TeMPOraL 4y ago
Funny you should say that, I recently started to use it to push through the tedium. Nothing critical, nothing IP revealing, no copy-pasting - just "Ok, how do I do X using technology Y", or "Write me a function that does X with Y". Changing the problem from having to figure the simple but tedious thing myself, to having to review someone else's solution, is like switching to a less obstructed track. > 50% of the time, ChatGPT is wrong in some way. But it's also close enough, and/or mentions some magic phrase or a hitherto unknown to me library function, that it's both interesting and motivating.
- tominous 4y ago
  Same for me. I see it as the combination of 5 things: 1. It lowers the activation energy of getting started; for me motivation tends to come after action, and it gets me to that point. 2. It taps into the intense drive of "someone is wrong on the internet!" as per https://xkcd.com/386/ https://xkcd.com/386/ 3. It's a new and different way of working so it doesn't trigger the same mental scar tissue. 4. It's vaguely social and high-status (delegating tasks, correcting and reviewing), as opposed to feeling solitary, so it tickles different reward centres. 5. More gets done for the same effort, so the cost/benefit equation is better and the feedback loop tighter.
888666 4y ago
This has genuinely worked for reducing cognitive load for me.

FastEatSlow 4y ago

If you want to avoid being a low performer then maybe take a junior job where you're not expected to do much.