he Cost of Over-Solving Small Problems

Overhead Is Still Cost

It’s easy to justify building something “clean”:

• a script
• a service
• a reusable tool

But clean solutions still have overhead:

• maintenance
• explanation
• future expectations

The Five-Minute Problem

I often deal with problems that take longer to explain than to solve.

In those cases, building anything durable is a mistake.

Choosing the Shortest Path

My default approach:

• do the smallest transformation possible
• avoid introducing new concepts
• leave no trace

This keeps the mental load low — for me and for everyone else involved.

Simplicity Is Contextual

What looks hacky in isolation often makes perfect sense in context.

Engineering judgment isn’t just about correctness.
It’s about proportionality.