August 29, 2026 1 minute read

Backing Off

I often find that my main problem right now is that I’m trying to do too much.

This is a direct result of having an army of AI agents at my disposal, an unlimited token budget, and a million ideas. A million “I want to get done…”

It’s 8:40 in the morning as I write this. I’ve already been working for almost 2 hours. I’m fried. Not in the sense that I feel tired, or can’t concentrate, or am at the end of my ability to think. I’m fried in the sense that I can’t keep track of all agents running my ToDo list items.

I keep asking each one, “Now, what were you doing?”

Yes, I’m out over my skis. I know I have to pull it back.

But also, for people with ideas, AI is a superpower.

The magic is knowing when and how to back off.


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