Is it okay to use shortcuts if it works as good as the conventional method?

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Yes

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Call me lazy but I end up using shortcuts very often and it does work for me, but I have observed that some people make you feel really guilty about it, and that makes me feel so conflicted lol

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MethDozer · M

Yes, if you can truly get the same results repeatedly it is fine. Yet you shouldn't rely on them.

SW-User

@MethDozer Yeah I was told it’s a bad habit lol

MethDozer · M

@SW-User Only if you forget or lose skill in doing it the long way. Like I enjoy working on engines. There are shortcuts and tricks I might use on a small engine to set timing and valves, things like that, and it works fine. If I used those shortcuts on say a big block V8 or even a 4 cylinder car or marine engine it would shoddy work and could even cause severe problems.

SW-User

@MethDozer Well said, I find myself resorting to shortcuts for important tasks too so I needed a reality check

MethDozer · M

@SW-User What kind of work if not to much to ask?

SW-User

@MethDozer Lol just academic or anything really, I just don’t feel like working hard unless it’s absolutely required

MethDozer · M

@SW-User Oh pfffft Shortcut away then.