Moses abandoned analytical work because he craved direct physical action

Evidence

The reaction to rebuff was not graceful. Moses’ irritation with the Bureau began to spill over into his work. He didn’t feel it was important any more. Investigations didn’t accomplish anything. He didn’t want to count barrels of concrete; he wanted to pour them. — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 286

Categorization

• XREF: The concrete-pouring vs barrel-counting disdain for process echoes the later master builder Caro counterposes to Moses. — connects to: Moses dismissed discussion and valued implementation over debate from his earliest career — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 283