> Yak shaving includes tasks that you have to complete in order to do whatever your original intent was. The example (and definition) in the actual article dis

> Yak shaving includes tasks that you have to complete in order to do whatever your original intent was. The example (and definition) in the actual article disagree with you: "You want to bake an apple pie, so you head to the kitchen. In the hallway, you notice some paint chipping on the wall. So you walk to the hardware store for some paint." You obviously don't need to deal with the paint chipping before baking an apple pie. Wikitionary gives both definitions: a blocking task or a procrastination detour