Timeline for Is there an idiom for "methodology to the detriment of outcome"?
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| Nov 19, 2022 at 20:46 | comment | added | equin0x80 | This does not seem correct. Analysis paralysis is where you are stuck and unable to proceed. But OP is talking about a situation where we can proceed but we are merely wasting time "preparing" instead of "doing". There is no paralysis: nothing is stuck or blocked. | |
| Nov 16, 2022 at 22:37 | comment | added | Nuclear Hoagie | @NathanLong I'd say this fits well, analysis paralysis may not indicate a total lack of a decision, but rather that it takes a long time. I see the term used in board gaming circles to describe someone who takes a very long time to plan their moves, to the point of being a detriment of the flow of the game, but they do eventually make a decision. | |
| Nov 16, 2022 at 15:10 | history | edited | bookmanu | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 16, 2022 at 15:10 | comment | added | Nathan Long | That's similar, but what I'm thinking of doesn't lead to inaction. The person is still making decisions and accomplishing tasks, just at an impeded rate due to the distraction. | |
| Nov 16, 2022 at 15:03 | history | answered | bookmanu | CC BY-SA 4.0 |