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Innocuous scraps

Nécessité fait loi. i was about to mangle Hamlet's soliloquy (slings and arrows of micromanagement?) when i found this :-) with so many ostensibly peaceable people at war, it's easy to imagine being in a situation where killing someone might be the best option. after all, sometimes there are no good choices. whether you are willing is one question. which is better is another. i'm sure i've been characterized as results-oriented at some point, and i certainly have broken rules. now i self identify as process-oriented, partly because i think it's possible to be both, mostly because a mindful focus on processes can lead to better results. metrics are situational, i.e. “better” is in the eye of the beholder. in my kitchen, using less water is important because i wasted so much. this shift t...