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RE: When "Improvements" Actually Slow You Down
... In German there is a word for this: Verschlimmbessern. Making something worse through a well-intentioned improvement. That's the rule nowadays, isn't it...?
... im Deutschen gibt es ein Wort dafür: Verschlimmbessern. Etwas durch eine gut gemeinte Verbesserung verschlimmern. Ist doch die Regel heutzutage, oder etwa nicht...?
Yes, that's a very good word... it doesn't really have a good translation to English, but I understand the meaning. Unfortunately, it seems to happen more and more, yes... I think part of it because people always expect something "new," and the focus is on the importance of new while forgetting about better.