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Many developers report that AI’s greatest value lies in its ability to act as a "body double" for executive dysfunction, dramatically lowering the cognitive load and decision fatigue required to start new projects or resume work after an interruption. By instantly generating prototypes and handling "boring but vital" tasks like boilerplate and documentation, these tools transform the "blank page" problem from a sheer wall into a manageable ladder. This shift often results in a productivity gain that is binary; rather than just working faster, users find they are finally completing projects that would have otherwise been abandoned due to the friction of research and context switching. While the utility of AI may diminish when tackling high-level logic or mature codebases, its primary strength remains its capacity to restore the joy of creation by offloading the mental tax of modern technical complexity.