Kent Wayne

Musings

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I’m a giant believer in shortcuts—whether they be labeled technology, magic, or methodology—but I don’t think a shortcut in any way excuses the absence of discipline.  It takes disciplined thought to assess a shortcut and make sure it is still relevant and ethical, and it takes disciplined action to create new shortcuts that are viable enough to replace the current ones.

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  1. Opher Avatar
    Opher

    A shortcut that works is just a better way of doing things. Most shot cuts end up taking longer or doing things worse.

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  2. elvagreen123 Avatar
    elvagreen123

    “Ethical”. Yes.

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  3. Kris Avatar
    Kris

    Unless you are trying to reach a place. Those short cuts tend to not work out well…….

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      I dunno—I think of technology as shortcuts, but yeah I see your point: a lot of tech isn’t necessarily good for us.

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      1. Kris Avatar
        Kris

        Sometimes there are so many shortcuts you forget how to reach the eventual destination. Like with editing. You can edit the heck out of a story and discover you lost the theme somewhere in the red slashes.

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      2. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
        DirtySciFiBuddha

        That’s true! I guess I’m always trying to keep an ear to the ground so I can try and invent a better, faster way to do things. Writing takes a long time as is, so I’m always looking for time hacks that’ll allow me to speed up the process.

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  4. ellie894 Avatar
    ellie894

    Indeed ‘tis all too true. 😊

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  5. clancyweeksblog Avatar
    clancyweeksblog

    I’m basically lazy. I’ll look for shortcuts and easier ways to do things on a daily basis. I once saved an employer thousands of dollars on manufacturing because I didn’t want to order the part they needed to complete a project. Pointed out they didn’t need it if they just changed the connectors on the cable they fabricated.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      If not for shortcuts, we’d have no tech and no medicine! But I guess you could also argue that some tech isn’t that good for us.

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  6. canyondreamer Avatar
    canyondreamer

    Thanks for this – it’s funny how we define them sometimes…when I was writing code for a living I would stay up all night writing code for a one-time routine to solve something that I could probably just count…my rationale was that the time expense would lead to a shortcut in the future…

    Not sure if that ever really came to pass…

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Hey at least you tried! If I ever get lost with stuff like that, I like to use my “compass,” which is what’s most effective bounded by what I think is ethical.

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