I Stopped Using AI Tools for 30 Days. Here's What I Learned About Myself as a Developer. 🚫🤖

In January, I made a bet with myself: No Copilot. No ChatGPT. No Claude. No AI-assisted anything for 30 days. Not because I think AI is bad. I'm not that person. But I noticed something creeping in - I was shipping code I couldn't fully explain. PRs went up faster, but when a colleague asked "why did you do it this way?" I'd pause. 🫠 The answer was always some version of: "The AI suggested it. It worked." That scared me than any "AI will replace developers" headline ever could. 📋 Week 1: 🔥 Week 1: The Withdrawal Is Real I felt like I was coding with one hand tied behind my back.