Even if you are not gaining a big productivity boost from parallel agents, the paradigm has these positive externalities:
- I am no longer chained to my laptop. With the right setup, you can make real progress just using your phone as a thin client to your agents.
- They can easily outrun me when it comes to raw typing speed. For certain tasks, this does make things faster since the review is easy but the editing is tedious. It also helps if you have RSI.
- They are great for delegating small things that can potentially become distracting rabbit holes.