I'm Scott Drake. I write software and teach leadership, but what I really do is study complex things and turn those insights into systems anyone can use. This site is where I share past and current work.

Scott Drake
They're Calling It "Brain Fry"

Last week I posted about the mental and physical toll of AI-intensive coding sessions.

  • Running three+ terminals at once
  • Twelve-hour days that feel productive until they don't
  • The disappearing gaps where your brain used to recover

I started calling it AI exhaustion. Turns out there's...

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AI-Exhustion

Last week, I could feel myself breaking down mentally and physically from AI coding sessions.

With Claude Code, I regularly run 3+ sessions at a time. When I finish giving instructions to one, another is waiting. The gaps between tasks where I'd normally get a mental and physical break don't exist...

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