# FIELD NOTE #032 | Friction Often Performs A Function

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Podcast: [Engineering the Intelligent Enterprise](https://stenobird.com/podcast/advances-and-innovations-in-actuation-systems-7727128)
Published: 2026-09-03T17:26:02+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/prasad-bhonde6/episodes/FIELD-NOTE-032--Friction-Often-Performs-A-Function-e3oa6d9
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Not every delay is a waste. Not every extra step is bureaucracy. And not every safeguard is outdated. Some friction exists because experience left a note for the future. The difficulty is that useful friction and legacy friction create the same feeling. ------ Both slow things down.Both ask for patience.Both demand effort. Only one prevents a problem worth preventing. ------ In this episode, we explore why many systems become victims of their own success, and why understanding friction is often more valuable than removing it. ------ Stay Tuned… Regards, Top Voice Maido & Kon'nichiwa min'na! 👶🏻🧑🏻‍🦱👩🏻‍🦳 Wie Geht's guys? Mir geht's gut!!! ✌️🤘🙌 #FieldNotes #SystemsThinking #Leadership #Operations #Management #DecisionMaking

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