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AI Is Exposing How Much We’ve Confused Productivity With Purpose

AI Is Exposing How Much We’ve Confused Productivity With Purpose

Thursday, May 21, 2026
A writer opens a blank Google Doc, stares at the cursor for 20 minutes, then watches ChatGPT produce a workable first draft in less time than it takes to refill a coffee. The first reaction is relief. The second is harder to name. For years, we’ve been told our best work reveals something essential about…