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Make things better by making better things.
The trap today is to keep optimizing. A new tool shows up; you look at your work stack and add a new way to get the work done, with the goal of spending your time on something else.
Sure, if there is a way to use fewer resources, gain time and energy, and save money, by all means. But that isn’t the goal. Tech debt, or intellectual debt, continues to compound when change is rapid.
Spending the time up front to learn the tool may not actually be worth it, especially when the landscape is constantly shifting.
My advice: Ship. Don’t worry about optimizing the work. Instead, get to work. It’s amazing how much clearer it is which tools to grab and which to get better at when you are actually shipping.