The Perils of CRIMPing

Posted by yosemite
Jul 8, 2015 at 05:09 AM

George Entenman wrote:

> So does anyone, anywhere on this site ever define the term “CRIMPing”???

Yes, in a thread titled “CRIMP defined” (http://www.outlinersoftware.com/topics/viewt/17/),
Stephen Zeoli describes it thus:

> CRIMP stands for a make-believe malady called compulsive-reactive information
> management purchasing. Symptoms include:
>
> - never being satisfied with your current system of information management
> - continuously being on the look-out for something newer and better
> - purchasing every new PIM program you learn about
> - and secretly hoping you won’t find the perfect PIM, because then you’d
> have to stop looking for a better one
>
> So, when someone speaks of succumbing to his or her CRIMP, it means
> acknowledging that they’ve purchased another PIM program even
> though they really don’t think they need it.
>
> There must be a 12-step program for over-coming CRIMP,
> but who really wants to? It’s too much fun.