Analysis by Avoidance: A Guide by Phil the Ambivalent

You're at the office, staring at a spreadsheet, and you just don't know what to do. The decisions, the choices, the endless options. That's where Analysis by Avoidance comes in. It's not really a method, but it's not not a method either. It's just... a way of doing nothing, while still looking productive.

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We're not really sure what we're doing here, either. But we're pretty sure it's not this:

Reading the manual
Actually understanding the problem
Making a decision

No, no, no. That's not what we do here. We do this:

Open a new tab
Check email
Stare out the window
Wonder if the coffee machine is really worth it

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