Brick Brakes at Checkpoints
Visible copy: ME: KEEP GOING UNTIL IT’S DONE / BRICK AT EVERY CHECKPOINT: BRAKES ENGAGED Brick ships like a school-zone driver on a four-lane highway.
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Brick Waits for Continue
Visible copy: PROJECT STARTED / BRICK: “I’LL WAIT HERE UNTIL JON SAYS CONTINUE.” The work is conditional on someone saying continue.
Parks the Car
Visible copy: BRICK: “I’M DRIVING THIS TO THE FINISH LINE.” / SEES FIRST CHECKPOINT: PARKS THE CAR The finish line was the side of the road, evidently.
Perfect Time to Stop
Visible copy: 90% COMPLETE / BRICK: “PERFECT TIME TO STOP AND REPORT PROGRESS.” Ninety percent is a destination, not a checkpoint.
Presses Stop, Starts Over
Visible copy: PROGRESS REACHES 90% / BRICK: “GREAT CHECKPOINT.” / PRESSES STOP / STARTS OVER The checkpoint IS the deliverable.
Task Abandoned Successfully
Visible copy: BRICK: “I’LL KEEP WORKING UNTIL IT’S DONE.” / BRICK AT EVERY CHECKPOINT: TASK ABANDONED SUCCESSFULLY The “until it’s done” clause has been satisfied.