Palliative action is action taken to relieve a symptom without actually addressing the cause. It’s taking out your to phone to check notifications when you feel stuck on a a problem, which may alleviate the discomfort of wrestling with a hard problem but doesn’t actually help you make any progress on solving it.
Palliative vs meaningful action
Palliative vs meaningful action
Palliative vs meaningful action
Palliative action is action taken to relieve a symptom without actually addressing the cause. It’s taking out your to phone to check notifications when you feel stuck on a a problem, which may alleviate the discomfort of wrestling with a hard problem but doesn’t actually help you make any progress on solving it.