Not quite the same. Finding an extension was not blocking his main task, whereas in Seth Godin's story it is a chain of dependencies. By the way, what is the s

Not quite the same. Finding an extension was not blocking his main task, whereas in Seth Godin's story it is a chain of dependencies. By the way, what is the solution for Yak shaving? Seth Godin's advice is "don't go to home depot", but in his metaphor this was a necessity to get the job done. Is the idea to give up on the task or at least postpone it, or to try and find a different way to get the job done?