Efficiency

𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

Friday, September 18, 2026

"𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲"

Efficiency is an important aspect of accomplishment. But it’s certainly not the only one that matters.

In general, improving efficiency has a beneficial effect. The problem comes when too many other factors are sacrificed in the name of efficiency.

If efficiency increases a little while quality suffers a lot, that’s a net negative. When greater efficiency makes a product or service less convenient or more complicated to access, value is lost rather than gained.

Efficiency can usually be directly measured, and that’s why there’s often so much focus on it. Yet just because other factors can’t be precisely gauged, doesn’t mean they should be ignored.

Every course of action has consequences, and steps taken to improve efficiency are no exception. What’s important is to weigh the benefits of efficiency against potential problems it could cause.

Efficiency is a worthy goal. Just make sure not to ignore all the other ones.

— Ralph Marston

𝖯𝗁𝗈𝗍𝗈 𝖢𝗋𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗍: 𝖯𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍