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We are insatiable problem-solvers. The truly great ones can find the right compromise between rabbit-holing like this and actually getting the important work do

• ColinWright 13y ago
  Technical term is "Yak-Shaving" http://catb.org/jargon/html/Y/yak-shaving.html http://catb.org/jargon/html/Y/yak-shaving.html http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/03/dont_shave_that.html http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/03/dont_shave_t... http://www.spaceclearing.com/blog/2013/03/22/mastering-the-art-of-yak-shaving/ http://www.spaceclearing.com/blog/2013/03/22/mastering-the-a... http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yak_shaving http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yak_shaving
  • user24 13y ago
    I like Seth's final thought; Doing it well now is much better than doing it perfectly later.