At each point, as the next chunk of work becomes clear, you should ask yourself: "do I keep going down this path further or should I pull out and reassess?"

· Bits and Bobs 5/26/26
  • At each point, as the next chunk of work becomes clear, you should ask yourself: "do I keep going down this path further or should I pull out and reassess?"
    • Everyone gets stuck in the former even when the latter would be useful.
    • But LLMs rarely pull back unless prompted to.
    • If you just follow them you'll get pulled into self-digging rabbit holes.
    • Quicksand.