@beep@follow.ethanmarcotte.com > While this sense of having a “partner” enabled a feeling of momentum, the reality was a continual switching of attention, frequent checking of AI outputs, and a growing number of open tasks. This created cognitive load and a sense of always juggling, even as the work felt productive. I suspect this almost throwaway paragraph explains A LOT about the disconnect between people's self-reported productivity and the actual outcomes of delegating work to chatbots