P to the 6th

My father always used the phrase "P to the 6th" when starting a new project. This means: Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. I have to agree with him on these pearls of wisdom he has passed down to me.
This theory of his is true for many things, such as website design. Recently I have found that two websites I tend to visit on a weekly basis have become less effective. Both these sites I feel have expanded to the point where their new applications and designs have damaged the speed at which these sites can be used. Both Facebook and ESPN are culprits in my book, of overloading on the application options available, and also the fancy page links slow down the use of their sites. Another problem I find is that when I scroll over the page to click a link I end up setting off a drop down menu that takes forever to scroll up so I can click the link I was intending to visit. With a few tweeks these sites could be back to their functioning level that left viewers, like myself, happy and possibly on longer, researching more of the information they have to offer.