Seems like author got frustrated by some specific demand of his professor and wrote this rant to let steam out. There is a suggestion in the end to always foll

Seems like author got frustrated by some specific demand of his professor and wrote this rant to let steam out. There is a suggestion in the end to always follow Pareto principle and do 80-20 work. I think it is not that simple. I tend to work in this mode and yes it is efficient but after some time working in this mode I get frustrated by not satisfying my “craftsmanship” needs. Sometimes I just crave to work on something that is not 80-20 optimised, that has polished edges and qualities that might not be worth it economically but they are there because someone just cares about the thing being the best it can be. Sure the difference in this scenario is that the motivation to polish is internal and there is a sense of ownership for the thing.