This is a great point. Frequently there is a lot of inefficiency in delegation. Much as trying to do everything yourself can be ineffective, sometimes just lear

This is a great point. Frequently there is a lot of inefficiency in delegation. Much as trying to do everything yourself can be ineffective, sometimes just learning about something and doing it yourself will be far more effective. This effect is similar to the concept of the mythical-man-month [1]. Tasks that are good to delegate are those that are reasonably self-contained, are big enough to justify the overhead involved, and are easy to evaluate the results of. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month#The_mythical_man-month https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month#The_myt...