I've been a developer for forever and AI has turned me straight vampiric, I stay up every night, fixing, tinkering, experimenting in what feels like a never-ending self-recycling workflow.
I was a corporate developer before all this and always obsessed over coding, still do. Now with AI and the productivity it's provided I find myself constantly wanting to work or build on some idea.
It's tough calling an early night when I can delegate an entire feature to an agent and review the code all within a matter of minutes.
Lately I've been trying to figure out why I'm not burning out and wanting to stop, and I think I just have a fear of my own anxiety and unfulfillment when I'm not improving something.
It's worked out enough, that I don't need to go back to corporate development, I think if it hadn't my feelings would definitely be different.
I don't have the privilege yet, but I've had thoughts of one day selling one of my apps for millions and stopping but I know I'd feel empty and would need to work on something.
Shoutout to everyone building on their own.