{"slug": "more-time-to-think", "title": "More time to think", "summary": "A developer reports that AI coding tools have shifted their focus from writing code to thinking about features, resulting in slower development but higher quality outcomes. Using voice dictation and parallel worktrees, they now ship more software than ever while enjoying greater flexibility and mental freedom.", "body_md": "I’m finding myself thinking *longer* about the code I write and the features that get developed, than I did *before* the agentic coding era.\n\n## Slower development, better features[#](#slower-development-better-features)\n\nWith AI now writing close to 100% of my code - *and me reviewing and steering 100% of that code* - I spend *a lot* more time on the thinking part of writing software. Writing the initial spec - mostly an incoherent braindump of an idea - and judging an initial iteration. Opening it in a browser, experiencing the UI and UX.\n\nFrom then on, it’s iteration after iteration. Because *generating* code is now cheap & fast, I spend *way* more time on trying out new approaches, new workflows, and nitpicking the details.\n\nWhere in the past, a feature idea might have taken 1-2 weeks to get deployed, it’s probably taking me 2-3 weeks now from start to deployment. But the end result, to me at least, is *always* better than what I would have done 2 years ago.\n\nNow that I’m not too occupied with the *writing* part of code, I can spend all my time on *thinking*.\n\nBefore, the thinking would occur *while coding*, but I much prefer this new way of software development.\n\n## More in parallel[#](#more-in-parallel)\n\nI’m using [Polyscope](https://getpolyscope.com/)\nas my “IDE”, and I *constantly* have 5+ worktrees active. Ideas or feature requests or bugs that are being worked on at the same time.\n\nEach feature takes a little longer to completely work out, but I’m working on *more at the same time*, all the time. In the end, I’m shipping more software than ever *and* I’m confident that what I ship meets our standards of coding and reliability.\n\n## Voice > Text[#](#voice--text)\n\nEver since I switched to voice dictation using [Wispr Flow](https://wisprflow.ai/)\nfor my prompts & coding, my *perceived* productivity has jumped up once again.\n\nWhile this blog post is still written in *the old way*, just by hand, most of my actual work is done speaking these days. For a blog post, I want to be mindful of my wording, sentence structure, coherence, etc.\n\nBut an LLM will “just figure it out” based on a messy prompt, and I just iterate from there.\n\n## Even more remote work[#](#even-more-remote-work)\n\nNow that dictation has gotten good enough to be my primary input channel for work, I’m no longer tied to a laptop. For the past few years, I’ve always worked from home, but now it’s even easier to work *when not at home*.\n\nOut for a walk and you get a new idea? Start a dictation, make lengthy notes. Doing some gardening and you get a brilliant new idea? Braindump it by speaking.\n\nTo me, this helps me *relax* more. I can write down an idea straight away, instead of having to keep it in my head for however long I’m not at the desk. More mental freedom.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/more-time-to-think", "canonical_source": "https://ma.ttias.be/more-time-to-think/", "published_at": "2026-06-01 00:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-13 18:57:14.916048+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "developer-tools", "generative-ai", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["Polyscope", "Wispr Flow"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/more-time-to-think", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/more-time-to-think.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/more-time-to-think.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/more-time-to-think.jsonld"}}