If you're yak-shaving correctly, you're laying the groundwork for future tasks. If you do it incorrectly, it's more like Malcolm's dad [1], who is distracted b

If you're yak-shaving correctly, you're laying the groundwork for future tasks. If you do it incorrectly, it's more like Malcolm's dad [1], who is distracted by subtasks that are only minimally related to the initial goal. Devs get the two mixed up quite often. Usually on Monday mornings... 1. https://youtu.be/AbSehcT19u0 https://youtu.be/AbSehcT19u0