HTML All The Things - Web Development, AI, and Developer Careers
HTML All The Things - Web Development, AI, and Developer Careers · Aug 29, 2026 · 21:53
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AI agents can handle tasks independently for minutes at a time - but what should you do while you wait? Start more work, run additional agents, or finally take a break?
In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike discuss how AI has unexpectedly created more opportunities for short retro-gaming sessions during the workday. They explore why playing a low-stakes Game Boy game can be more restorative than doomscrolling, how stepping away can improve your review of AI-generated work, and why running too many agents eventually turns your own brain into the bottleneck.
AI may help us accomplish more, but does every minute it saves need to be filled with additional work?
Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/ai-lets-me-game-more-and-work-better
Episodes: HTML All The Things - Web Development, AI, and Developer Careers