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There needs to be a name for the phenomenon where people start executing without instrumenting or thinking, and then turn out to do worse in the long run compared to teams who take the time, up front, to instrument properly.

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Did you mean to imply that’s always a problem though? Cause it seems also problematic when people spend too much time thinking/instrumenting without executing. I’m not sure what happens more often though

Cedric Chin

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Yeah but we already have a name for that: "analysis paralysis". I'd like a name for the opposite scenario!

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Gotcha - there should be a name for that indeed.

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“Solution jumping” = getting to work on assumption you know the right solution and so forgo front end work to validate you are solving the right problem.

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There’s kind of an important distinction between upfront validation of solution and instrumentation though. In fact, I’d argue the main reason for instrumentation is so you don’t have to spend as much time up front validating the problem.

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It's "analysis paralysis" vs. "extinction by instinct" See Langley, Ann. “Between ‘Paralysis by Analysis’ and ‘Extinction by Instinct’”. MIT Sloan Management Review. April 15, 1995.

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Between “Paralysis by Analysis” and “Extinction by Instinct” | MIT Sloan Management Review