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I wonder if we're not...

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I wonder if we're not...

I wonder if we’re not to a third level of problem. I have seen several things recently about how we’re tweaking our systems too much. Well, maybe we’re writing too many articles and comments about how we’re tweaking too much. Then we’re commenting on blogs about the article about the too much tweaking not enough stuff getting done problem. We’re getting further from the stuff by the second. Maybe Merlin is making a living off this thinking about the tweaking, but most of us should be getting stuff done. What the hell is wrong with me? If it’s bad to waste time and energy tweaking my system, how much worse is it to waste time criticizing the tweaking, and how freaking screwed up is it to waste even a second commenting about the criticism of the tweaking. I’m four freaking levels away from the stuff I’m supposed to be doing. I’m outta here.

 
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