You open JIRA on Monday, and your bug list has doubled since Friday—Friday was already triple what you closed on Thursday. It’s overwhelming, like an army of ants swarming your desk.
The stress builds as impatient stakeholders demand fixes, the dev team burns out, and offshore support won’t be online for hours. Tackling every bug at once is impossible, and panicking only makes it worse. Without a strategy, you’ll drown in the chaos.
Shift your mindset, prioritize with impact in mind, and speak your stakeholders’ language. Use severity vs. frequency as a guide, frame bugs in terms of business impact, and show yourself some compassion. Debug smarter—not harder—so you can stay sane and actually get things done.
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