In less colorful language, you might say that the result is not worth the effort. You can put it even more sharply -- you have an idea of what to do, but it's j

In less colorful language, you might say that the result is not worth the effort. You can put it even more sharply -- you have an idea of what to do, but it's just not a very good idea. The right reaction (yeah you! in the mirror!) is to generate some more consequential ideas.