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ENGINEERING 28 JAN 26 6 MIN
DELETE YOUR BACKLOG
If it's important, you'll remember it. If you forgot it, it wasn't important. The case for backlog bankruptcy.
Your backlog is a graveyard of good intentions. It is a list of things you will never do, which guilts you every time you look at it. It creates psychic drag.
We declare 'Backlog Bankruptcy' once a quarter. We delete everything. Every ticket. Every feature request. Every bug that isn't critical.
If a bug is truly critical, it will be reported again. If a feature is truly game-changing, you won't forget it. By deleting the backlog, you free yourself from the past. you stop managing lists and start building what matters now.
Stop hoarding ideas. Execute or delete. There is no middle ground.