Not because they lack skill — because they haven't plugged AI into their workflow yet. The builders pulling ahead right now aren't working harder. They're operating smarter.
At your current pace, you're losing roughly 21 hours every week to tasks AI could handle — that's 1092 hours a year, or up to $43,680 in unrealised value at a conservative freelance rate.
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