Need for Speed in the Age of AI

AI made us faster than ever. But what happens when our brains can’t keep up with everything we’re suddenly capable of doing?

I’ve been thinking a lot about speed lately.

Something that used to take me four hours can now take five minutes with AI. Which is incredible, right? But here’s the funny thing. Instead of enjoying that time back, I immediately want to move on to the next thing. And the next. And the next.

It’s almost addictive.

I keep telling people that five or ten years ago, we were either walking or running. Now we’re on a bullet train going a thousand miles an hour, trying to do jumping jacks. You feel like a superhero... until you realize one wrong move could send you tumbling. 😂

And somewhere in all that excitement, we’re also slicing our brains into 32 tiny pieces trying to keep up with everything. Yes, I actually compare my brain to a cake in this episode.

But here’s what I’ve been wondering.

If AI is giving us all this time back, why are we so determined to fill every single minute with more work?

We used to have natural pauses. Waiting for something to run, grabbing a coffee, talking to someone, maybe even thinking about what we were building. Now, before you’ve even had a chance to process one thing, you’re already on to the next.

And maybe that’s where we need to change how we think about productivity.

Because it’s not just about how quickly we can get something done anymore. It’s also about knowing when to slow down, when to step away, and perhaps more importantly, taking that extra time to ask: Should we even be doing this in the first place?

In this episode of Divya Does AI, I’m talking about the productivity high, the hidden toll of context switching, and a few things I’ve been doing to keep myself from spending 23 out of 24 hours talking to my AI agents. (Apparently, usage limits are sometimes a blessing in disguise. 😂)

🎧 Give it a listen. And tell me, are you enjoying this new speed, or are you starting to feel the mental exhaustion that comes with it?

Because I’m beginning to think the real skill in the age of AI isn’t just knowing how to accelerate.

It’s knowing when to take your foot off the accelerator.