If 5 hours of thinking time to solve a problem is unthinkable to some people does that mean they have some form of Attention Deficit Disorder, be it a natural thing or introduced by an over-dependence on LLMs? Like stopping for an hour to think through a problem is unfathomable and instead they would rather hit small dopamine spikes every few minutes from talking to a chatbot?
replyI think you're onto something. And we're on a fast path to normalizing, even encouraging, this kind of behavior, so I'm very worried.
replyI completely agree with you, but being "better off mentally" is really not valued very highly today.
replyFast, visible progress and delivery is the melody.
Sometimes you gotta do things that others don’t value highly. A long career needs you to act with good judgment. Even - sometimes - when the optics are bad.
replyIf you were in need of legal services in a high-stakes case, or if you needed brain surgery, would you want "fast visible progress" or "I need to think this through"?
replyI'd say both relevant professions are highly regarded.
Why do you think that brain surgeons "think this through"? They just get on with the job, one brain after another. Same with legal services.
replyAnd "getting on with the job" in those professions involves stopping and thinking.
reply