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You’re fair to call out the wording. I agree some of it reads more buzzword-y than intended.

My point wasn’t that thinking fast is inherently good or that coding is “drag.” Quite the opposite: the friction of implementation used to be a form of thinking time for me. Typing forced pacing and reflection.

What I’m noticing now is that when iteration becomes extremely cheap, the bottleneck shifts from “can I build this?” to “should I build this?” That’s not about hyperactivity. It’s about decision quality.

The “dopamine” part wasn’t meant as a brag but as a caution. Fast feedback loops can encourage shallow iteration instead of deeper design if you’re not careful.

So if anything, I’m arguing for more deliberate thinking, not less.



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