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baz00 on Jan 9, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: The best way to get unstuck

Sometimes we do gold plating intentionally because the new tasks are stupid or will compromise the business and we’re trying to make them go away.

jansan on Jan 9, 2024 [–]

I think it is perfectly fine as long as it is a deliberate decision. But lines are blurry between deliberate decisions and just trying to push back the next difficult step.

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