# Armin Ronacher - Absurd in Production (Highlights)  ## Highlights - The model is straightforward: you register tasks, decompose them into steps, and each step acts as a checkpoint. If anything fails, the task retries from the last completed step. Tasks can sleep, wait for external events, and suspend for days or weeks. All state lives in Postgres. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01knqkp0pxgzms4gjt7qwvavjh)) ^1004667638