AI Coding Killed My Flow State

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I've been trying to pinpoint it. That feeling where hours disappear and you emerge tired but satisfied. I used to have it regularly. Now I can't remember when it last happened. My calendar is cleaner than it used to be. I'm not distracted. If anything, I have uninterrupted time than ever. The difference is how I code. I barely write code manually anymore. It's almost entirely vibe coding now. Describing what I want, reviewing what the AI generates, iterating until it works. My output has never been higher. Features ship faster. The commits are real.