I was reminded of Gilbreth's (yes, that Gilbreth of "I will always choose a lazy person to do a difficult job because a lazy person will find an easy way to do

I was reminded of Gilbreth's (yes, that Gilbreth of "I will always choose a lazy person to do a difficult job because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it") observation of so called expertise. We are often seduced by the display of intensity and effort, as judging effectiveness much harder and less apparent. "Gilbreth noted was that the so-called expert factory workers are often the most wasteful of their motions and strength. Because of their energy and ability to work at high speed, such men may be able to produce a large quantity of good work, and thus qualify as experts, but they tire themselves out of all proportion to the amount of work done."