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The 55th Attempt: When Your "Passion Project" Becomes a Monument to Persistence Over Practicality

DEV.to AIΒ·April 21, 2026

An individual invested 2,947 hours and over $112,000 in building a personal knowledge management system that sees only 15 minutes of daily use, resulting in a -99.4% ROI. The author highlights the pitfall of "passion projects" becoming impractical monuments to persistence rather than useful tools.

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