Ask HN: Procrastination with AI?

3 points by caprock 48 days ago | 4 comments

For software engineers and related fields, I know what procrastination has traditionally looked like, and how it manifests.

Now, things like codex, cursor, claude code can remove some kinds of friction but also change workflows.

So are you procrastinating less? More? Differently?

What does it look like?

MCP123 47 days ago |

Less. I created an "executive coach" with Claude Code that helps me prioritize, create plans, do daily check-ins. It's silly since I could do the same with pen and paper or Obsidian. But for some reason, it helps to have something that seems like a coach help me, even if I know it's just an LLM. I'm still pondering the why.

Plus it helped me understand how Claude Code works -- memory, limitations, losing context,forgetting, remembering (too much sometimes), and and so on. With NanoClaw, I can access it via Slack.

caprock 47 days ago | |

Sounds pretty cool!

mmarian 48 days ago |

Used to in the past. Now use it as an opportunity to look out the window, or write something in my diary. Significantly improved my mental health.

caprock 47 days ago | |

It's interesting how one AI approach is to do similar amounts of work with less intensity and energy. Glad it has improved your mental health.