Underlying Causes
A lot of this type of thinking comes from people being shortsighted, penny-wise and pound-foolish, or otherwise unable to see the real cost of things. To be fair, it can be hard to see past the weeds when you’re stuck in the middle of them. But most of the time people are unwilling to alter schedules to accommodate something new, especially when they are already dubious of the result. Think of it this way—their current method may waste time, but they know exactly how much time they’ll waste. A new method will definitely cost time to learn, and it might not make up the time it costs. That would leave them behind and more time strapped than before.
Going deeper, some people are Time Crunched because the amount of work they have ...
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