"If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four sharpening the axe."
I still believe there's a mise en place step before doing the thing, when quality counts.
I still believe there's a mise en place step before doing the thing, when quality counts.
Doing the thing is going to involve both direct steps, and indirect steps necessary to do the direct steps.
Not doing the thing involves doing things other than the shortest/safest/effective path to getting the thing done.