> When that happens, that's the universe trying to explain to you that you're wasting your time with stuff that does not add tangible value.

That's not always true, especially if it's tangible value that takes more than a week or two to see.

Tech is very biased to short-term rewards that cost more in the long term.

> This does not change with petty office politics moves such as ignoring your team's best judgement and continue pushing for something that was already decided to be a waste of time.

If this happens, it's usually because that team is conflict avoidant or only minimally addresses surface level concerns in disagreements.

If you just want to get your paycheck, that works fine. If you are interested in improving, this is frustrating because the correct or more correct answers are never worth the time.