Repoint and replaster
Despite what you think, you are not as approachable as you think you are.
In the moment, when the world is crashing down (or, more likely, someone wants something quickly that would take more time to do properly), it’s easy and practical and compelling to do whatever is necessary to fix the issue (or please the someone). It solves the immediate requirement and makes the world a tiny bit quieter.
Thing is … the short cuts you took, the quick-fire decisions you made despite the discussions you didn’t have, the pragmatic rather than proactive choices … set themselves in concrete.
But what works in the moment doesn’t always work the day after tomorrow. They become things you suspect whenever something goes wrong, the awake-at-night issues, the technical debt.
Loop around.
Without guilt.
As soon as you can.
Rework and repoint and replaster so there’s not only no cracks, but there’s no reason to worry.
Skippy strategy: When you know you left it behind … go back.
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