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Was it because he couldn't tell, or because he didn't want to push on the issue?
by Panoramix 11y ago
Was it because he couldn't tell, or because he didn't want to push on the issue?
- Buge 11y agoCouldn't tell. See bikeshedding. People just want to feel like they contributed something. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law_of_triviality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law_of_trivialit...
- Panoramix 11y agoInteresting article. In my experience, the converse is often true: Engineers want to solve the difficult issues, while the more trivial get relatively little attention and end up causing most of the issues.