AI didn't just fail to cure my tutorial addiction; it became its most enthusiastic enabler. What I thought would be a shortcut to understanding quickly morphed into an endless rabbit hole of half-baked knowledge and a constant craving for just one more explanation. Like many developers, I often find myself falling into the tutorial trap: watching, reading, and copying code without fully internalizing the underlying concepts. When AI assistants like ChatGPT exploded onto the scene, my immediate thought was, "Finally, an instant answer machine!" I envisioned swift solutions, bypassing the need to sift through countless articles. Boy, was I wrong. My initial approach was to ask AI how to build specific features or integrate complex libraries. It would dutifully spit out boilerplate code, often quite impressive for a first pass. I'd copy it, get it "working" (sometimes), and feel a fleeting sense of accomplishment.…