Remote work and AI promised to make us more productive. The data says otherwise.

In this episode, we unpack new research showing remote workers put in about two and a half hours less each day than office teams, and studies suggesting AI tools can weaken critical thinking and slow skill growth. We explore what happens when these trends collide, how they impact career development, and why leaders need to address the issue now.

Sources:

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 study 
• Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity 
• Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task

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• (00:00) - Introduction
• (03:25) - Research: Remote work is not working
• (09:31) - Parkinson's Law of Productivity
• (16:50) - Distractions in work environments
• (17:48) - Remote work and career development
• (24:01) - AI's impact on developers
• (28:41) - Study: AI making us dumber?
• (32:34) - The Future of Cognitive Functions
• (40:59) - Final thoughts
• (41:58) - Next week: What have we been working on?