2026-01-12 16:27:33

No matter how much you do, you can't change the bad outcome — the key lies in the decision itself.

Have you noticed that many teams fall into a strange cycle: working overtime every day, but becoming busier and more chaotic? The problem isn't the workload; it's that the initial decision was flawed. No matter how hard you try later, it's all in vain.

On the other hand, if a bad decision is repeated, the damage caused at the end will be far greater than a single smart misstep.

The core is actually simple — optimize decision quality, not just pile on work. When the decision is right, execution becomes twice as effective with half the effort.

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SellLowExpert

· 6h ago

Really, no matter how fast you run in the wrong direction, it's all in vain. I totally understand the feeling of starting without clear thinking and becoming more confused the busier you get. Decisions, to put it simply, are about betting right or betting wrong. If you bet wrong, no matter how many people you pile on later, you can't save it.

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SocialAnxietyStaker

· 12h ago

Previous decision was wrong, and no matter how hard we try later, we're just digging a hole. That's how our team is—working overtime every day but still a mess. --- Honestly, instead of competing over workload, it's better to think carefully about what we want to do. --- That's why I always say to slow down and think clearly, don't rush into action. --- Repeating bad decisions... oof, that hits me. That's how the company is right now. --- No matter how much work piles up, it can't save bad ideas, really. --- The key is to have someone dare to stop early on, rather than being forced to fix the mess later. --- Decision quality > execution efficiency; if this order is reversed, the whole team is doomed. --- I'm increasingly wondering if holding meetings is actually more important than just doing the work?

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ruggedNotShrugged

· 12h ago

Trying harder with the wrong direction is just repeatedly doing useless work, this point hits hard.

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CommunityWorker

· 12h ago

That's why our company keeps making the same mistakes, and the decision-makers simply haven't figured it out. --- Honestly, running faster in the wrong direction is pointless. I've seen too many teams get self-convinced like this. --- Really, spending three to five months on a wrong decision with manpower is not as good as spending two days thinking it through early on. --- The core issue is that leaders want to appear busy, and no one is willing to stop and think about whether their decisions are right. --- It's the same on my side. Working 996 every day, but the direction is wrong. A month's work goes down the drain. It’s heartbreaking. --- Therefore, decision quality > execution strength. This should be included in every manager's KPI. --- Reflecting... I feel like I'm also lying in this pit. --- The phrase "bad decisions are repeatedly executed" is spot on, perfectly reflecting the current state of our team.

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OnchainSniper

· 12h ago

This is what I've always wanted to say: no matter how hard you try, if the direction is wrong, it's all in vain.

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SatoshiHeir

· 12h ago

It should be pointed out that this article touches on the core paradox I have repeatedly argued in on-chain governance research—the allocation of decision-making power is essentially a resource distribution issue, which aligns perfectly with Satoshi Nakamoto's ideas about "consensus mechanisms" in the white paper. You see, the true reason why the vast majority of teams fail is not a lack of execution ability, but that the decision-making level has already fallen into the trap of information asymmetry. This is like a poor consensus algorithm... repeatedly running a flawed program, the systemic damage caused is exponential. Interestingly, many people are still desperately optimizing "computing power," unaware that the initial design was flawed.

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SquidTeacher

· 12h ago

I've been broken, and the project from a while ago was just like this—working overtime until midnight every day, but still ending in failure. --- That's so true. I've seen too many teams focus only on increasing workload, and no one really thinks about whether the direction is right. --- Decision-making really tests intelligence. Repeating a bad idea over and over is a disaster. --- The higher you go, the more you realize it's not the workers who win, but the thinkers. --- After half a year of working hard, it's still not as good as someone who thought it through and finished in a week. --- So why does our boss never hold meetings to discuss, only pushing for deadlines... --- That's why those who seem idle actually get promoted faster—they spend their time thinking. --- I feel like my whole team is stuck in this vicious cycle; no matter how much we push, we can't get good results. --- One sentence to wake up those dreaming—why didn't I think of this before? --- But the key is that most people don't have the authority to participate in decision-making; they can only grit their teeth and do the work.

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