Sometimes solving a hard problem is simply hard, and trying to treat it like an easy problem by shortcutting is the wrong approach, but you might not realize i

Sometimes solving a hard problem is simply hard, and trying to treat it like an easy problem by shortcutting is the wrong approach, but you might not realize it until too late. Take building your own rocket technology vs. using old Soviet engines from the 1960's. Ask Orbital Sciences today which approach might have been better.