"Open PRs are inventory, and every re-opened PR is waste. Toyota's answer still works: limit WIP, never touch the same thing twice, and stop the line to fix the tool. AI makes that much easier, but only after it makes it worse. https://jonathannen.com/never-pick-it-up-twice/

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Published: 23 Oct 2026 by Jon Williams. Follow me x.com/jonathannen..