lol counting the amount of “time saved” to justify the amount of time u spent building the thing is relatable but also slightly cancerous if it takes over your mindset in the building or brainstorming process. (which unless it’s a jokey bit that has no core of truth it might very well do.)

I used to do it too and in my mind I still do out of habit but I try not to let it influence projects anymore, what else will I do with my time + doing stuff like this keeps ur skills up to date.

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latexr 4 days ago | parent [-]

I would say that for something like this, it’s still worth it even if you spent more time on it than you’ll ever save.

Not only have you learned new skills and got better at the craft, but you also removed a frequent source of frustration and get satisfaction every time your system works and you remember “heck yeah, I did this”. It increases your happiness and well-being overall into the future and keeps on giving.

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john-h-k 4 days ago | parent [-]

This would be true iff you couldn’t just do it in ~5s using the PIN number

	▲	latexr 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		It’s still true. I said something like this, not only this specifically. But even for this exact case it would remain true for me. I have several situations where that has been the case, I’m speaking from experience. Maybe it wouldn’t be true for you—which is fair, everyone is different—but don’t ignore the gained experience which makes the next project even faster to finish.