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Writing code used to mean coffee, jazz, and deep focus on a single task, but Matt Palmer says orchestrating AI agents has replaced that calm with something closer to managing a mid-size team, where you're constantly checking in, running agents overnight, and keeping up with 20 simultaneous conversations. A Harvard Business Review study of 200 tech workers confirmed the pattern, finding that as AI expands what people can do, boundaries blur and more work quietly lands on your plate. #shorts
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Writing code used to mean coffee, jazz, and deep focus on a single task, but Matt Palmer says orchestrating AI agents has replaced that calm with something closer to managing a mid-size team, where you're constantly checking in, running agents overnight, and keeping up with 20 simultaneous conversations. A Harvard Business Review study of 200 tech workers confirmed the pattern, finding that as AI expands what people can do, boundaries blur and more work quietly lands on your plate. #shorts
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