Automating Instead of Doing the Task

why spend 2 minutes on a manual task when you can spend the next 7 hours on a new side project to automate it, getting it halfway done, and never touching it again

A screenshot of a tweet jokes about spending seven hours building an unfinished automation project instead of completing a two-minute manual task. The punchline is the relatable procrastination and overengineering of simple work, often shared by programmers and tech workers. EN: A screenshot of a tweet jokes about spending seven hours building an unfinished automation project instead of completing a two-minute manual task. The punchline is the relatable procrastination and overengineering of simple work, often shared by programmers and tech workers.

• @gentoomemes / 7570 2023-11-25