Re:The Diminishing Returns of Everything
by RegBarclay on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @09:20AM
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I think there is additional value to automating or improving a process even if the time spent automating exceeds the time saved by the automation.
What if it just makes me happy that I can turn the bathroom light on with my voice even though the time spent figuring it out exceeds any time saved by the automation?
What if I make a sucky task at work more approachable and easier by improving it? Rather than procrastinating doing the thing because I hate it, I pick it up and do it right away because I invested some time in making it suck less.
What if I gain skills automating one thing that make me more efficient on the next thing even if I'll never recover the time spent on the first thing?
What if it just makes me happy that I can turn the bathroom light on with my voice even though the time spent figuring it out exceeds any time saved by the automation?
What if I make a sucky task at work more approachable and easier by improving it? Rather than procrastinating doing the thing because I hate it, I pick it up and do it right away because I invested some time in making it suck less.
What if I gain skills automating one thing that make me more efficient on the next thing even if I'll never recover the time spent on the first thing?