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I don't know how much customizing my desktop environment is bikeshedding, I just like for things to look nice.

Take some time to appreciate the aesthetic value in the little things, you will get more out of life.



It’s the amount of effort I see going into optimising for the best font I consider bikeshedding. It’s something you could devote unlimited time to for an unlimited amount of margin improvements.

> Take some time to appreciate the aesthetic value in the little things, you will get more out of life.

That’s a perfectly valid world view. A different and equally valid world view could be to not worry about small problems, and focus on things that give you the most satisfaction in life. I personally don’t care much about how my IDE looks, because writing (what I consider to be) good code is the bit I find most satisfying.




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