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What you've described is called "yak shaving", which is a series of neverending tasks that must be completed in order to complete the original task. It's apty n
by kmanraj 1y ago
What you've described is called "yak shaving", which is a series of neverending tasks that must be completed in order to complete the original task. It's apty named since shaving a hairy yak is a neverending task.
- TeMPOraL 1y agoRight. I know the name (though it took me longer than I want to admit to connect the term with situations outside programming!) - what I now seek to know is, how to minimize it in personal life. Letting go is probably most people's answer - nothing bad will happen if I do all the dependent tasks (cleanup, restocking things that just run out) later in the day - but I have difficulty getting them out of my head, they keep distracting me until they're completed.
- d4rkn0d3z 1y agoIt is remarkable how small p has to be for change to be cost effective.