I've actually embraced the asynchronous element of AI programming in my personal projects.

Playing Star Citizen? There's pockets of 5 minutes all over the place traveling from A to B. I keep my laptop nearby and have a prepared todo list of items to work through. Those moments wasted on Reddit are now moments wasted on feature experiments!

Waiting for a cup of tea? Run an experiment. Waiting on wife? Run an experiment.

Piece by piece an app is coming together built from 5 minute increments of reclaimed time.