&gt; I also hate DSM when I&#x27;m on a long task because I just say the same thing everyday and feel like a slacker. At which point do you start to game the system and only pick short easy tasks ?<p>I&#x27;ve had that feeling too. You feel like dropping the long tricky important task you&#x27;re doing to complete a couple of easy ones so you have something better sounding to say for the impending standup. A similar and much worse situation happens when you have to give client demos too often I find.