Nobody gets excited about migrations.
They’re necessary.
They’re risky.
And they quietly drain momentum.
Why This Work Keeps Getting Delayed
Large refactors steal senior attention.
They’re repetitive, error‑prone, and hard to justify when features are waiting.
So they linger.
Until they become emergencies.
A Different Mental Model
Instead of treating migrations as hero work, I’ve started treating them like recipes.
One clear example of before. One clear example of after.
Then let AI handle the repetition.
What That Frees Up
Time.
Energy.
And focus on problems only humans should be solving.
📣 This is one of several real‑world examples I’ll share.
Join me for the free Improving Talk on January 28 at 12pm Central.
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