There is one more reason why it's unlikely you fix the hack in the future: unconsciously you feel like / 'admit' you can't do it now, otherwise you would. The o

There is one more reason why it's unlikely you fix the hack in the future: unconsciously you feel like / 'admit' you can't do it now, otherwise you would. The obstacle might be the lack of a clear picture of how to proceed, a bad association with the topic or anything else that keeps you from doing it now. So committing a hack can be seen as a symptom of having a reason not to do it now - this reason very likely will still apply `tomorrow()`.