Nav

up:: 4.d Automation can stifle creativity


202508280903 | August 28, 2025

#form/4✣distillation

#on/doing


4.d3 Speeding Things up is Usually Worth

Emphasis on “usually.”

Taking the time to optimize is a great idea, and setting aside the time to do that is often a valuable part of ongoing interaction with something. It encourages me to actually think of what a situation or system needs, which can prompt further insight into how something works, or what’s not working. 4.d3b Time is worth less than frustration.

Contrast with 4.d3a Sometimes slow is fast.

Crossings