Sometimes you just have to push.
It’s nice when the answers are elegant. I’m a fan of balletic grace, chess-master-like foresight, machinelike precision.
And then there are days like today. Not a bad day, by any means — plenty of laughs and smiles along the way — but one of those days that required some serious pushing and shoving against systems that didn’t want to budge.
Even the best organizations and the most delightful projects will create these conditions for you some of the time. When you face challenges like these, sometimes the answer can’t be found by pulling back and thinking it over, or brainstorming with the team, or learning a nifty new skill, or figuring out a way around the barrier.
Sometimes you just have to get down in the mud and push.
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“Balletic”? Just because a word’s in the dictionary doesn’t mean you have to use it you know.
You know what else, Kevin? Just because a word’s in the dictionary doesn’t mean I had to look it up. ;)