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I typically double my estimate for how long something will take me both in personal and work-related projects. This allows for all manner of unknowns to happen

• Balgair 7y ago
  For me and with projects that I have worked on, I take the estimate, double it, and then move it up a time unit. So 1 day becomes 2 weeks. 3 weeks becomes 6 months. 1 hour becomes 2 days. 1 year becomes 2 decades. Is this overkill? Oh heck yes. But it seems to really put a fire into me to make sure that these things run smoother.
  • brlewis 7y ago
    This is not always overkill. In fact it's sometimes insufficient. Breaking down a project into tasks and doing the math is the only hope for any semblance of accuracy, and even that doesn't always work.