Faster Than I Should

Last year I read raf’s post, The Curse of Knowing, and it described a feeling I’ve had for most of my career. Once you understand how software works, you stop being able to ignore it when it doesn’t. Every clunky workflow and half-working tool starts to look like something you should fix. raf lands on a line I keep coming back to: “But the hardest thing you’ll ever learn is when to leave them broken.” ...

November 6, 2026 · 5 min · Josh Wise