Re:What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely k...
by phamilton on Saturday December 31, 2016 @03:23PM
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Backpressure. (Includes modeling something as producer/consumer in order to reason about it)
It boils down to learning how to say no, but in practice it smoothes out demand spikes and makes life much more predictable.
It can be applied to personal fines (only consume "wants" as fast as you can produce "surplus"), consulting (only consume "new clients" as fast as you produce "working fine") to maintain a decent work life balance, as well as many other areas.
It boils down to learning how to say no, but in practice it smoothes out demand spikes and makes life much more predictable.
It can be applied to personal fines (only consume "wants" as fast as you can produce "surplus"), consulting (only consume "new clients" as fast as you produce "working fine") to maintain a decent work life balance, as well as many other areas.