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Is this something quippy, or do people actually believe this?

• dang 4y ago
  He was talking specifically about software projects—I forgot to mention that. He was pointing out how phrases like "that should take less than a week" or "let's just fix it this way" tend to mask problems and often indicate wishful thinking. Of course there's a quippy element, but if you pay attention to such language you'll find that these heuristics work a surprising amount of the time.
  • cwkoss 4y ago
    Interesting, yeah makes more sense when confined to software domain.