[bonecrusher2102]

That's fair enough I think! I totally agree that larger backlogs tend toward staleness. Just like a good shrub, they need care, feeding, and trimming :)

By the way, I enjoyed the article! It's a good share, and appreciate the perspective.

[switchbak]

I think the key is that the more vague and further out the ideas, the fewer details we should try to capture.

Dumping details into something that we can’t understand yet seems like it smacks of a way to manage anxiety. Kind of like an inverse form of procrastination.

It’s easy to believe that we can just think our way out of problems, but sometimes we need to build small things, solicit feedback and iterate. And that can be uncomfortable if there’s something impeding that.