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I got to be pretty decent at spotting this curve while at UMB, and then avoiding it. But there is no doubt about its existence.
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True, true, true.
USA! USA! USA!
"Automation" is in my job title.
Rochester, Earth
oh so true
This is my weakness. I'll gladly write a script or macro to accomplish a repetitive task even though doing the task by hand would take half the time. Coincidently, this is why I use Vim, because it reduces the distance between manual and macro editing. Of course, it took me weeks to set up and learn to use Vim. That's time I'll likely never recoup.
Escondido, CA
Too often true...
RTP, NC
Ah.. The things you own end up owning you...
Montreal, Canada
Horribly true. Been there, done that.
The multi-axial solution is to delegate your yak-shave. Alternately optimize using the "has somebody automated/done this in a good enough fashion" algorithm.
New York, NY
How the boss views most projects. And how I view his project proposals...
Northern Virginia
Yup
New York, NY
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Ha. :) For some folks this is definitely true!
Atlanta, GA
Best definition of automating!
Explaining the productivity paradox.
Sydney, Balmain, Hornsby.
Title text: 'Automating' comes from the roots 'auto' meaning 'self-', and 'mating' meaning 'screwing'.
Hong Kong