AI is making me less productive and more distracted I've been doing web development for around 12 years, and lately I've been using Claude Code a lot. I use AI and Claude code every day and yes, in some cases it's genuinely useful, especially when I'm stuck or don't know how to do something. But outside of that, I'm starting to wonder if it's really worth it. My workflow has become fragmented. I send a prompt, wait for the response, and while waiting I start something else, I think about the next task. Since I'm already waiting, I check my phone. Hold on, the previous result isn't great. Now I need to fix that. I refine another prompt. Wait... what was I doing before? Oh right. I go back, switch tabs, lose focus, and... sure, let me open social media too. Then I go back, send another prompt, and the whole cycle starts again. By the end of the day I feel mentally exhausted, like I've been working for 20 hours. But then I look at the real results: commits, finished work, things shipped...…