Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern

Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern - Chad Fowler

chadfowler.com 23 Jan '14, 6am

Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern

It makes us stupid . The more I work, the less relevant my years of experience become. I constantly make rookie mistakes. I break things in production. I leave messes behind. I waste hours going down the wrong train of thought. It burns people out, sometimes permanently. They burn up their passion that takes down time to replenish. Unless the non-Crunch work is sufficiently energizing (and frequent), enough crunching can cause your best people to leave. It makes people lazy and less productive . This may seem ironic, but when someone puts in heroic levels of effort, they start to place less value on each minute. I know that if I work all night, then an hour brain-break mid-day sounds very reasonable. The problem is that these breaks become a habit that can persist between Crunch times. It’s a risky way to make your commitments. Crunch Mode means you are using your team bey...

Full article: http://chadfowler.com/blog/2014/01/22/the-crunch-mode-ant...

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@dissolved » 18 Feb '14, 10pm
RT @jszmajda: "Managers, hold yourself accountable for Crunch Mode when it happens. See it as a personal failure.” [link] f…
@wulfskin » 18 Feb '14, 11am
Good article on 'Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern' - thanks to @chadfowler for this summarisation! [link] #leadership
@sonicsquirtgun » 15 Feb '14, 5pm
60-hr work week = failure. [link] Reminds me of @chadfowler's article on Crunch Mode [link] #OverWorked
@muness » 14 Feb '14, 4pm
Hear, hear! Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern by @chadfowler [link]
@JSF_Legacy » 11 Feb '14, 11pm
RT @AVGP: Did that, saw that, appreciate this post: [link] - that's where my golden rule of "never work after midnight" com…
@g33konaut » 11 Feb '14, 11pm
Did that, saw that, appreciate this post: [link] - that's where my golden rule of "never work after midnight" comes from
@hetkarsko » 07 Feb '14, 2pm
Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern - Chad Fowler [link] via @chadfowler Problem not just in software #advertising
@entantoencuanto » 06 Feb '14, 6pm
RT @emacip: @ltello @entantoencuanto @leptom @apradillap Crunch mode … [link]
@emacip » 06 Feb '14, 9am
@ltello @entantoencuanto @leptom @apradillap Crunch mode … [link]
@motdiem » 06 Feb '14, 9am
Never trust a status report, even from yourself [link]
@julianklotz » 06 Feb '14, 6am
RT @amenthes_de: "Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern" [link] - about the insanity that is 'crunch time'
@sebnozzi » 05 Feb '14, 11am
If you want a [worker] to be ... ineffective and produce the lowest level of quality possible: activate "Crunch Mode" [link]
@t_costa » 03 Feb '14, 12pm
Another one against burning the midnight oil via RG [link] #productivity #developers
@zootm » 02 Feb '14, 8am
RT @lmichelbacher: Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern [link] /via @mike_moran
@SusanPotter » 02 Feb '14, 3am
"Managers, hold yourself accountable for Crunch Mode when it happens. See it as a personal failure." [link] Cheers @stickel
@shoobe01 » 02 Feb '14, 3am
Too bad no really useful tactics RT @usabilitycounts: Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern - Chad Fowler [link]
@Dlguettler » 02 Feb '14, 3am
RT @usabilitycounts: Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern - Chad Fowler [link]
@lmichelbacher » 01 Feb '14, 10pm
Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern [link] /via @mike_moran
@iGELei » 01 Feb '14, 9am
"@orienterare: Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern - Chad Fowler [link]" /cc @nogeek
@erova » 01 Feb '14, 1am
@boonerang how relevant is this with some of our faithful colleagues [link]
@erova » 01 Feb '14, 1am
~ @mventre @aaroni @tamiiiiiiiiiiii @christianeckels @sofimilli “Managers, hold yourself accountable for Crunch Mode” [link]
@the_gneech » 01 Feb '14, 1am
RT @dmuth: Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern: [link]
@paulwelden » 01 Feb '14, 1am
RT @odannyboy: “Managers, hold yourself accountable for Crunch Mode when it happens. See it as a personal failure.” [link]
@pcolombo » 31 Jan '14, 5pm
Why "crunch mode" should be avoided, not counted on. Pretty much my guiding philosophy on tech management. [link]
@TonyMosley » 31 Jan '14, 5pm
Point 2... [link]
@ronicadesign » 31 Jan '14, 5pm
want a “knowledge worker” to be ineffective & produce low quality wk, deprive them of sleep + unrealistic deadlines. [link]
@tomg » 31 Jan '14, 4pm
We need well considered deadlines and here's why: [link]
@LostMahbles » 31 Jan '14, 4pm
Crunch mode is stupid. Stop doing it. Startups, this means you. [link]
@firasd » 31 Jan '14, 3pm
Two articles on Crunch Time: Why overtime doesn’t work [link] Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern [link]
@bryanburgers » 31 Jan '14, 3pm
The Crunch Mode Antipattern [link] "Alternatives: Miss the deadline. Ya, that’s right. Let your customers down this time."
@neilw » 31 Jan '14, 3pm
So true RT @globalmoxie: Crunch mode makes us stupid. "The more I work, the less relevant my experience becomes." [link]
@mrchrisallen » 31 Jan '14, 3pm
Crunch mode and why it’s just plain stupid: [link] A good write up by @chadfowler:
@PatJes » 31 Jan '14, 3pm
RT @globalmoxie: Crunch mode makes us stupid. "The more I work, the less relevant my years of experience become." [link]
@globalmoxie » 31 Jan '14, 3pm
Crunch mode makes us stupid. "The more I work, the less relevant my years of experience become." [link]
@pauldowman » 31 Jan '14, 2pm
"number one reason teams go into Crunch Mode: leaders have failed to understand and/or set realistic expectations" [link]
@alesroubicek » 31 Jan '14, 2pm
RT @_dagi: Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern [link] "..deadlines are arbitrarily set by management and not tied to a bu…
@_dagi » 31 Jan '14, 2pm
Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern [link] "..deadlines are arbitrarily set by management and not tied to a business need"
@DoubleMalt » 31 Jan '14, 8am
Chi va piano, va lontano ... [link]
@quamen » 31 Jan '14, 12am
"In the software industry, especially the startup world, Crunch Mode is a ubiquitous, unhealthy antipattern." - [link]
@fdn » 30 Jan '14, 6pm
enable crunch mode? Y / N -- [link]
@adjustafresh » 30 Jan '14, 3pm
When you set a massive goal, way off in the future, it’s impossible to estimate whether it’s actually realistic. [link]
@gortok » 30 Jan '14, 2pm
Crunch Mode: Do you want success now, at the expense of your greatest assets later? [link] (via @chadfowler )
@EduPunkN00b » 30 Jan '14, 12am
This is important for many fields, and not just tech: @chadfowler on Crunch Time as Antipattern [link]
@grittygrease » 29 Jan '14, 7am
RT @gcouprie: Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern [link]
@jackbaty » 28 Jan '14, 10pm
For too many people the takeaway here will be that putting in a little extra effort to meet a deadline is “stupid.” [link]
@Wiggly » 28 Jan '14, 1am
RT @zarroba: Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern by @chadfowler #development [link]
@_eirik » 28 Jan '14, 1am
Crunchy mode no! Crunchy peanut butter Yes! [link]
@Alpheneo » 27 Jan '14, 3pm
RT @pitkin: I read this and it was good: Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern [link] In the software industry, especially th…
@jydesign » 27 Jan '14, 1pm
Or minimizing use of/knowing the cost: "Killing the Crunch Mode Antipattern" - @chadfowler [link] #ux #dev #design #startup
@petershine » 27 Jan '14, 9am
"... we are perpetuating a culture of cowboy heroism which many of us unwittingly get caught up in." [link] @chadfowler

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