[JesseK]

I once read a postulation about procrastination, that it happens due to the psychology behind perceived energy it takes for a person to think through and do something. As someone becomes more adept at something, procrastination is much less likely since the perceived energy is much less lower. Examples are chopping veggies or getting a technical person to write a paragraph for a FRC award. That concept - energy to think through something - is something I face daily as a software engineer. Some days I only do 8 hours (compared to my wife's 10+) but I am mentally exhausted after those 8 if I've been working on brand new concepts.

I think that burnout is much less of an issue as the veteran status of teams becomes more prevalent. As we get better at competition and better at training 'the next generation', the energy we spend coming up with new concepts is far less than it used to be. As designs for things like gearboxes and drive trains converge, we focus the creative energy on the game challenges rather than finagling the fundamentals. So I think FRC's culture is more aligned with removal of the stop-bag day than it ever has been before.

However, I think we'd need a formal poll sent to all teams.

On the plus side, there wouldn't be so much conflict over who to spend Valentine's Day with. I'm sure that applies to other situations that are inevitable for individuals in the first 3 months of the year.