That would be evil. It takes the shortcuts, and sacrifices people when they're no longer useful, or become a liability. So, lots of short term gains, coupled with limited losses.

Actually some truth to that. Especially if you're afraid of failure. Just get started. It'll work itself out. Unless you've got a hammer and need a screwdriver or something, but if you don't get started you won't know what tool you need anyway, and it won't get done regardless.

Still hard to get unstuck, of course.

Lack of interest, shit tool, what worked yesterday doesn't work today, but "nobody changed nothing!" Fuck it all. Also, lots of manipulating people, I'm now officially a manager, and yet - no one answers to me. I give orders, I have the responsibility, but all it is is a title, no chain of command. (They fired my boss and gave me the responsibilities, I now answer to someone who was at his title level, but has ZERO experience with what the teams do. As in, he hasn't done coding. Ever. So when he says, "Why can't this be done tomorrow?" it's a bit like explaining physics to a fruitfly. Just CAN'T understand, as he doesn't want to.) Oh, and the took SUCKS, and we're using it bass ackwards.

Both can be true at once. 😉

Wish I could internalize this. I tend to be negative far too much. As in, it should always be sunny, but not TOO bright, warm but not hot, rain when I don't need to go out, etc, etc, etc. I need to be more stoic about this, just accept the world as it is, and dress accordingly. 🙃