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it's kinda wild (read: probably not good) that running out of Claude usage/Claude having errors is the most reliable way to force me to take a break and shut my laptop these days 😬 status.claude.com/incidents/fp...

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5/6/26, 3:53 pm0 reposts5 likes

Benjamin Boorowski 👻

@typeoneerror.com

5 June

that is interesting. like it's just a reminder to take a break or are you feeling like you aren't able to transition to different aspects of the work when you don't have an AI "assistant" available?

Michele Hansen

@mjwhansen.com

5 June

almost like permission to take a break? Like “no more Claude, might as well have lunch/end for the day”

Benjamin Boorowski 👻

@typeoneerror.com

5 June

mm, from the "probably not good" perspective, one might see this as problematic for those of us with attention regulation issues. i wrote some notes about this pacing issue recently. guess the question boils down to whether it starts to feel unhelpful/unrestful.

typeoneerror.comPacing the MachinesMachine speed is even faster than you can burn out.

Michele Hansen

@mjwhansen.com

5 June

To me, it’s sort of like when the WiFi goes out - oh well, might as do something else. i don’t know if that’s an improvement or not, but for me, it probably ties into a sense of obligation/attachment to work and productivity, and permission to pause