Know which troubleshooting battle to fight

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Ruth cannot explain exactly what a backup program changed, and Dr. Dave says plainly that he does not know what happened. Rather than wander through guesses indefinitely, he recommends falling back to an earlier system state and explains the larger consulting judgment: solving a problem may be technically possible, but not worth six weeks and a hundred hours.

4:32 · Consulting Philosophy

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