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Re:Sabotaging projects by overthinking, scope creep, and str... by Waterluvian on Friday April 24, 2026 @05:36PM (#47896103)
I call it “sweeping back the desert.”

The sand blows in endlessly. You don’t aim for a pristine, sandless land. But you can’t ignore it or it takes over.

I’ll just pick up a few things and ferry them towards their “home.” Or go do a small amount of yard work. Etc.

Re:Sabotaging projects by overthinking, scope creep, and str... by YZF on Saturday April 25, 2026 @01:24AM (#47898890)
weeding the garden is another analogy.