I woke up today and my workflow is already obsolete. At least that’s what X is telling me. New models, new tools, new “game changing” workflows. Everything happens so fast in the AI world. Social media is going crazy. You haven’t even tried the last big thing and it’s already obsolete. It’s so easy to fall into the feeling of being behind. This feeling may even transform into fear, since everyone shouts that AI is coming for your job. So you try to catch up, check out the latest solutions, find something you like, spend hours perfecting your new workflow. Then you wake up the next day and you’re behind again.

Yes, things are happening fast, but it’s not a reason to panic. Think for a second - why did you become a developer? Because it was fun. It was a hobby, you enjoyed building things, you created something useful and it felt great. Don’t let the constant hype keep you away from what you love and do best - building things. You can’t do that when you’re constantly improving your workflow because some guy on X codes “100x faster” thanks to “amazing new tool”. It’s just another distraction. You need to find your own balance.

As a developer, I bet you encountered cases when you could make your code a bit better but it would require a big refactor to get there. Sometimes it’s just not worth it. The same goes for your workflow. Tools come and go. The ones really worth using, stay. It’s like with frontend frameworks. There was a time when almost every day there was a new one. What happened? We still use React, Vue and Angular. Nowadays, one week everyone is talking about Ralph Loop and on the next one OpenClaw takes all the spotlight. Who knows what’s going to be on top tomorrow. It’s ok if you don’t test everything on your own.

I figured out my perfect workflow at the beginning of the year and so far I didn’t change it. I got used to Claude Code. I feel confident using it, it feels right. So I don’t really care that according to some benchmarks GPT-5.3-Codex is a bit better. I’m already moving faster than ever before. When I focus on building, everything else is just a distraction.

I’m not saying that you shouldn’t try new things. In the past, every time I started a new project I would try to use something new. And I still do, I just don’t force it. I allow myself to be a bit behind, because I’m already way ahead of where I was. I’m sure you heard of the Pareto Principle - 80% of the results come from 20% of the effort. It applies to AI as well. I’m ok with the fact that my workflow is just 80% perfect. The remaining 20% is not worth the constant chase. So yes, I’m behind. And that’s fine.