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The hardest obstacle to not being "lazy" is deadlines

Is it lazy to accept something that works, and meet the deadline?

Is it OK as a craftsman to miss your deadlines, because you want to know why something works?

These decisions are like a craft in themselves - sometimes we can just trust a library works. Sometimes, we need to understand more. And sometimes we need to re-negotiate deadlines. And sometimes we lose clients.



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