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Researching its origins turns up a surprisingly recent to me anyway provenance. He is quoted in a newsletter as follows: Bert Lance believes he can save Uncle Sam billions if he can get the government to adopt a simple motto: Having used and possibly abused this phrase for years, I was given pause for thought yesterday when it was tossed my way.

My organization has transitioned indeed continues to transition from a very rigid, waterfall style process of software development to an agile one. We made a series of small changes over a relatively short period of time I wrote about those here , here and here and ultimately we settled upon Scrum as our specific flavor of agile. This notion is baked right in to Scrum, with every sprint having a retrospective at the end where the team looks for ways in which they might improve things.

But Kaizen appeals to my inner perfectionist. There can be moments of trouble if two well meaning people hold strongly differing views on what constitutes "better", but mostly things are obvious enough as improvements that a little debate is all it takes to agree upon trying them out. Kaizen really resonates with me.

• Rescue Operation (Mills & Boon Modern) (Penny Jordan Collection).
• if it ain't broke don't fix it.
• Shingles from Hell;
• Married to the Job (RLE Feminist Theory): Wives Incorporation in Mens Work (Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory).

So, how to reconcile the two? Well, I think its all about degree. You might learn through trying your new approach that what seemed reasonable before was, if not broken, ripe for substantial improvement.

Don't replace your broken iPhone! It's probably cheaper to fix it. | Cult of Mac

That should be OK. Batteries While lots of things can go wrong with your iPhone, the two most common repairs are batteries and screens, according to iFixit. Screens And screens, which can easily break with a fall to the floor, are also simpler to replace than they seem. While your old-model iPhone may survive a splash, dropping it in the pool is another thing entirely. Still, it only takes a bit of know-how to dive into repairs yourself.

if it ain't broke don't fix it

After you have that, you may be surprised at how easy it is to get at the internals. Users of any skill level can replace the battery, screen, speakers, and more. Spend time researching the repair online, then take it slowly when you work on the phone to avoid mistakes. However, some things will be beyond the repair skills of anyone but a professional. Anything wrong with the motherboard, chips and associated components will take expertise — which means a professional fix or outright replacement.

You know what a new iPhone costs: But many repairs, no matter where you get them done, cost less than that.

Don’t replace your broken iPhone! It’s probably cheaper to fix it.

Note that older models usually cost less, and larger screens typically cost more. It offers two years of coverage and support for your gadget — replacing faulty hardware, providing software support, and fixing up to two incidents of accidental damage. While the accidental damage coverage is nice, it comes with an additional fee: