How to Create PRs That Get Merged The Same Day

Small pull requests that can be merged within a day are achievable through proper planning, feature splitting, and team culture changes. Big PRs create deadly loops where slow reviews lead to even bigger PRs to avoid multiple waits. Key strategies include using feature flags to merge incomplete code, splitting work vertically by feature slices and horizontally by architecture layers, prioritizing reviews as team responsibility, and involving product stakeholders early to reduce scope. Mob programming can help with complex refactoring that's hard to split. The goal is eliminating surprises in PRs through upfront planning and creating shared team responsibility for code delivery rather than individual ownership.