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You're using AI wrong if you're trying to be fast

AI tools fragmenting your focus? Learn to stop context-switching and turn AI pauses into deep work for faster, smarter coding and boosted productivity.

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Fran Soto
Oct 26, 2025
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When smartphones arrived, we thought they’d save time. Everything became fast and immediate.

Then we realized they also fragmented our attention.

AI tools are doing the same. While the model generates code, we think we’re being productive by checking Slack, reading an email, or replying to a message.

The illusion of progress hides a deeper problem: constant context shifting. You don’t lose time when AI writes code. You lose time doing many vague prmopts and endless iterations.

This post shows how to turn AI waiting time into an opportunity to focus, not a distraction trap.

In this post, you’ll learn:

  • How to turn AI’s “thinking time” into deep focus time

  • How to design an AI workflow that supports your growth

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