if you are constantly in work-work-work mode, you don't get the chance to reflect, think about what you are actually doing and make good decisions. I was just

if you are constantly in work-work-work mode, you don't get the chance to reflect, think about what you are actually doing and make good decisions. I was just having this conversation with a coworker. He was describing a project he worked on last year where he put in 12 hour days for 6 months working on a collaboration and reporting tool for interdepartmental knowledge sharing. When it was done he went to present it to the department leaders, and it turned out that another department had been building the exact same tool. I think if you are always so busy writing code and meeting deadlines, you don't have time to sit down, scope out requirements, and most importantly do some research to see if you can get the result with less effort. Just like when you're lost, the best thing to do is stop and ask for directions before driving around in circles.