How To Get Nothing Done
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Advice: pick work immediately and never stop so tasks pile up, switch constantly and extend completion times; a 2009 Microsoft analysis finds only one third of features actually improve their target metrics; multitasking graphs show a single task approach finishes faster while constant switching maximizes delay; prefer multi‑month projects that sit unshown for weeks, refuse early pairing or feedback so reviews and customer changes multiply, and treat every interruption as an emergency that resets priorities — this guarantees nothing finishes.
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