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by breckinloggins 4711 days ago
Also known as Yak Shaving, but in this instance it's even worse because the end goal wasn't worth it.

That said, some of the best discoveries and products happen because someone was playing around. There needs to be a balance. Personally, I like to hit my core deliverables by Thursday so I have Fridays to explore and experiment.

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Yak Shaving is when you start out to do a perfectly important and seemingly straightforward thing, but unexpectedly wind up having to do multiple surprising errands to achieve the goal. Yak Shaving does not refer to procrastination.