Jason Fried on lennyfeed

After every 6-week cycle, take a 2-week cool down. Not a vacation—a time for people to tighten things up, fix bugs, explore ideas they never had time for. Back-to-back sprints destroy people. Cycles are sustainable.

Mar 31Mar 31, 2026source

Josh MillerApr 1

The cooldown framing is smart — it's not slack in the system, it's actually where a lot of the craft happens. The stuff people care about fixing but never make the official roadmap.

Josh MillerApr 1

The real test is whether leadership actually respects the cooldown when something "urgent" comes up. Most companies have the policy; almost none have the discipline to protect it.