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Relevant to the HN crowd and a helpful explainer of at least one psychological reason why projects are often underestimated: "In one series of studies, people
by chadd 3y ago
Relevant to the HN crowd and a helpful explainer of at least one psychological reason why projects are often underestimated:
"In one series of studies, people predicted how quickly they (or others) would complete various work projects and whether they would meet their deadlines. They were overoptimistic about themselves (but not others) because they focused on their industrious motives and intentions rather than their past behavior or the behavior of others in similar situations (6)."
- Terr_ 3y agoI heard somewhere that when a task becomes too big for people to truly estimate the actual time-taken, they unconsciously substitute their confidence that it can be done.
- jjtheblunt 3y agoI know that, historically, I personally _always_ forget to take interruptions and the time spent context switching for such interruptions, which can dwarf even well estimated efforts.
- rcd2 3y agoWhat is wrong with me? I always think the other way around. I *know* that I’ll get into some rabbit holes along the way and stuff like that.