blog/content/quotes/2009/10/07/2009-10-07-because-it-sucks-is-not-a-reason-to-redesign.md

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Because ”it sucks” is not a reason to redesign.	kazu634	2009-10-07	O:8:"stdClass":13:{s:6:"manual";b:0;s:11:"tweet_times";i:1;s:5:"delay";i:0;s:7:"enabled";i:1;s:10:"separation";s:2:"60";s:7:"version";s:3:"3.7";s:14:"tweet_template";b:0;s:6:"status";i:2;s:6:"result";a:0:{}s:13:"tweet_counter";i:2;s:13:"tweet_log_ids";a:1:{i:0;i:4813;}s:9:"hash_tags";a:0:{}s:8:"accounts";a:1:{i:0;s:7:"kazu634";}}

“Because it sucks” is not a reason to redesign. “It sucks” leaves the scope wide open with no measure of success. It’s a sure way to scrap the good decisions you made along with the mistakes.

Instead, start the redesign with a question: “What is right about this design?” Use that perspective to identify specific problems and then target those exact problems.

Insight: “Because it sucks” is not a reason… by Ryan of Basecamp