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Really resonates — and you've identified something important. The personal discipline piece is real. What our data is showing though is there's also an organisational layer on top of it. AI pressure to do more has emerged as a top 4 burnout driver in 2026 — engineers aren't just choosing to keep going, many are feeling the expectation from managers that AI tools mean they should ship more. The dopamine loop you describe and the external expectation compound each other. It's hard to step away when the system around you treats your AI-assisted velocity as the new baseline. If you want to add your data to the survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdu-1Sa6oPvhDtFtBuK...