An overfull queue that never drains — the solo builder drowning in AI-accelerated task volume

The Infinite Task List: Why AI Made Your To-Do List Longer, Not Shorter

There’s a quiet new feeling in the solo-builder world that nobody has a good name for yet. It’s not burnout — burnout is when you’re exhausted from the work. This is different. You’re fine. You’re shipping more than you ever have. And yet the list keeps getting longer, not shorter, every single week. You can probably feel it right now: you finished the thing that was at the top of the list this morning, and by lunch there are three new things where one used to be. It’s not that you’re slow. If anything, you’re faster than you’ve ever been. So why does it feel like you’re falling behind at your current speed? ...