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   thudfactor (thudfactor@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 05:52:22 JST thudfactor

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   I used to think agile / scrum was the path there, and I still do to a certain extent. Agile processes paired with true, company-wide commitment to agile values can certainly get us there.

   But agile processes implemented with *opposition* to transparency, a sustainable working pace, and worker-led planning is the quickest route to burnout.

   Guess which is more common.

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     thudfactor (thudfactor@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 05:52:23 JST thudfactor

     I love Cal Newport's take on "Slow Productivity," but it is remarkably hard to accomplish something like that when the business culture as it stands brings every financial and emotional weapon to bear to push people into burnout-inducing behavior.

     To get that moving, most companies are going to need some organized group to force the issue. A team, unified in purpose and goal, to make the work both sustainable and financially rewarding.

     I wonder what we'd call that.