A story from a rainy summer in Berlin: One day my manager came to my office and said: 'Look at this task. How long will it take?' I thought 'two days' and I t

A story from a rainy summer in Berlin: One day my manager came to my office and said: 'Look at this task. How long will it take?' I thought 'two days' and I told him 'ten days'. He said 'Ok, do it!' and went away. I was happy that I had the chance to do it very well. To take the time to write really well structured code without pressure. And I did it. At day 5 I my work was finished. I was proud of it. At day 6 I took the time to re-read everything and to do intense testing. I found a minor bug and fixed it. At day 7 I practised for my next martial arts exam during the work time. At day 8 I went to my manager and told him 'It is finished and it is good'. He was very pleased to hear that I finished early! Before the deadline! My colleagues were happy with the well working code. I call this a win-win-win situation. Oh, what great memories. The day when I told my manager that the task will take 10 days.