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Sunday, June 8, 2008

Analysis Paralysis

As I said before, analysis paralysis is one of my favorite anti-patterns for getting things done.

The problem is, of course, some analysis is required, the question is when to stop. For me, setting time limits on the planning phase is a good way to compromise between "no planning" and "paralysis".

If you spend time each day reviewing your plans, you can identify areas that may require more though and schedule them, without ever going into the free form time sink that is perpetual planning.

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