Cutler argues AI doesn't fix the underlying dysfunction of ungoverned, chaotic work environments — it mainly accelerates reactivity. Meaningful thinking requires unstructured time for ideas to 'simmer': process passively in the background between conscious sessions of work. AI tools compress that gap, prompting instant follow-up action instead of letting a problem sit.
Quote: "I don't feel cognitively better after a day with AI. I feel worse. Like I've had to protect more of my actual cycles."
Connects to Practice Accumulation Without Subtraction (Cognitive Overload): AI is typically added as one more input on top of an already-overloaded cognitive environment rather than a tool that removes something to make room. Cutler frames the real question as 'What are you going to stop doing to make any room in your brain?' — AI adoption rarely answers that.