Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People enjoy starting projects but avoid the work needed to keep them running.
- In plain terms
- Everyone likes building, not fixing.
- What can you take from it?
- Maintenance is as important as creation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we avoid maintenance?
- How can you make maintenance appealing?
Another view
Sometimes building is more valuable than maintaining.
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