All-or-nothing abstractions can make for chaos and confusion. Incremental abstractions seem a safer bet even if the longer-term result is not as good as the One

All-or-nothing abstractions can make for chaos and confusion. Incremental abstractions seem a safer bet even if the longer-term result is not as good as the One Big Tool approach. Automate or simplify one aspect at a time. Look for the most common points of repetition and difficulties and work on those first.