AI allows us to complete in a few minutes what once took an entire afternoon. The productivity gains are undeniable. Yet something important may be getting lost along the way. Much of our thinking used to happen while we were doing the work itself, questioning assumptions, reconsidering positions, and developing our own judgment. As AI increasingly takes over that process, we need to ask a different question: Are we genuinely expanding our capacity, or simply getting more done without developing the depth of thinking that effective leadership requires?