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When AI Fatigue Caught Up With Me — The Reset That Helped Me Find Balance Again
4 simple rules I now follow to keep creating without exhaustion
I will be honest with you. I am tired and I know many of you are too.
Not in the usual Monday morning way. Not in the too-many-emails, too-little-sleep way either.
I am tired of AI.
Yes, I said it. The very thing that was supposed to save me time, boost my creativity, and make work smoother has started to feel like…another job.
The Hidden Burnout Nobody Talks About
Over the past year, every corner of work life has been invaded by AI. Seriously, every corner…emails, brainstorming, meeting notes, even casual Slack conversations, there is a tool for everything. At first, it felt so much helpful and magical, like someone had dropped an entire team of assistants on my desk for free.
But then came the creeping exhaustion.
The pressure to “keep up with AI.” The guilt of not using the latest tool my colleague swears by. The overwhelm of endless prompts, plugins, and productivity hacks.
