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  "content_html": "\u003ch1\u003eDon’t manage your business like it’s my garage\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Buy cheap tools until you know what you really need from that tool, then buy the best version you can afford.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CITE\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdam Savage\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you stick by this suggestion, as I have for years when it comes to hand tools, you’re going to end up with my garage. And that’s…not entirely a good thing. There’s some great stuff in there—and it’s crowded out by junk. When it comes time to track down the tools I need for a given task, sometimes I’ll end up grabbing one of the cheap tools \u003cem\u003eeven though I have a better\u003c/em\u003e one just because it’s within reach. And I’ll usually regret it, since the work will be harder, shoddier, and I might bleed a bit in the process.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat’s missing from this advice—what I haven’t done—is that once you’ve identified what you really need from a tool (even, and especially, if the answer is “nothing”), and acquired the best-fit version for yourself, \u003cem\u003eyou have to get rid of the old, cheap, dinky tools\u003c/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eEspecially\u003c/em\u003e if they still kinda work. Because yes: you will keep using them.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut you’re probably not here to look for rotary hammer recommendations. (Though just in case, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4RSKSH/\"\u003eBosch GBH2-28L\u003c/a\u003e is a lovely, lively beast.)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s probably clear what I’m getting at here, but let’s make it explicit:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you’ve opted to move past a couple of chained, brittle Zapier links and rolled your own automation pipeline, \u003cem\u003eget rid of the old Zapier setup.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you’ve restructured your org’s software delivery lifecycle away from enterprise-inflected Scrum to something more adaptive, \u003cem\u003eget rid of your unneeded rituals (and maybe Jira too!)\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTechnical, architectural, and organization debt is only truly paid down when you fully get rid of what you’re replacing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOtherwise, that old cruft will keep on living rent-free in your head. Just like it does in Dylan\u0026rsquo;s garage.\u003c/p\u003e\n",
  "content_md": "# Don’t manage your business like it’s my garage\n\n\u003e \"Buy cheap tools until you know what you really need from that tool, then buy the best version you can afford.\"\n\u003e\n\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"CITE\"\u003e\n\u003e\n\u003e Adam Savage\n\u003e\n\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\n\nIf you stick by this suggestion, as I have for years when it comes to hand tools, you’re going to end up with my garage. And that’s…not entirely a good thing. There’s some great stuff in there—and it’s crowded out by junk. When it comes time to track down the tools I need for a given task, sometimes I’ll end up grabbing one of the cheap tools _even though I have a better_ one just because it’s within reach. And I’ll usually regret it, since the work will be harder, shoddier, and I might bleed a bit in the process.\n\nWhat’s missing from this advice—what I haven’t done—is that once you’ve identified what you really need from a tool (even, and especially, if the answer is “nothing”), and acquired the best-fit version for yourself, _you have to get rid of the old, cheap, dinky tools_. _Especially_ if they still kinda work. Because yes: you will keep using them.\n\nBut you’re probably not here to look for rotary hammer recommendations. (Though just in case, the [Bosch GBH2-28L](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4RSKSH/) is a lovely, lively beast.)\n\nIt’s probably clear what I’m getting at here, but let’s make it explicit:\n\nWhen you’ve opted to move past a couple of chained, brittle Zapier links and rolled your own automation pipeline, _get rid of the old Zapier setup._\n\nWhen you’ve restructured your org’s software delivery lifecycle away from enterprise-inflected Scrum to something more adaptive, _get rid of your unneeded rituals (and maybe Jira too!)_.\n\nTechnical, architectural, and organization debt is only truly paid down when you fully get rid of what you’re replacing.\n\nOtherwise, that old cruft will keep on living rent-free in your head. Just like it does in Dylan's garage.",
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