# What are common anti-patterns that make workflows hard to maintain?

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**Category:** Tines 3B: Ask + Answer\
**Created:** [June 30, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.tines.com/t/what-are-common-anti-patterns-that-make-workflows-hard-to-maintain/56 "2026-06-30T14:18:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.tines.com/t/what-are-common-anti-patterns-that-make-workflows-hard-to-maintain/56/1 "2026-06-30T14:18:26Z")

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I’d rather learn what to avoid now than untangle a mess later. What are the common anti-patterns that make 3B workflows hard to maintain? I’m curious about the habits that seem fine early on but cause pain as a workflow grows. Hearing what experienced builders wish they’d avoided would be genuinely useful.