Ask HN: How are you preventing brainrot?
Hey there, full time software engineer of around 6 years here (post-grad). I’m using Claude Code half of the day now at work, I just can’t keep up with my team if I were to stop coding with AI. I’m more “productive” but my brain feels less sharp and am curious how others are staying sharp, I guess I just need to allocate time to learning new things again but wondering how others are dealing with this. Thanks!
I stay sharp by using AI to explore things I don't know.
Kinda works. Helps if you enjoy testing unusual ideas.
I’ve been conflicted on this one, as I will ask it stuff I know a bit about and am looking at getting into the weeds on it, and it gives me bad info. Then I have to correct it to redirect it, and it’s eventually just a parrot. So can I really trust it to tell me what I don’t know at all?
It also feels like another form of brain rot… it’s like arguing online, but worse, since I know for a fact it’s just a bot on the other end.
Chess on phone, with people, but disable chat.
Move into Management.
meditate. exercise. fuck. read. go out. be bored. garden. travel.