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Why You Should Plan To Get Less Done
- When the planning fallacy meets the optimism bias — a surprisingly common occurrence — we wind up overpromising and underdelivering. We imagine best-case scenarios and overlook potential obstacles, leading us to believe we'll have more time than we actually do or that we’re capable of more than is possible. We set unrealistic expectations for ourse... See more
from Overcommitting Benefits No One by Katie Hawkins-Gaar
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In what’s known as the planning fallacy, we tend to be overly optimistic when we map out timelines, goals, targets, and other horizons. We look at the best-case scenario instead of using the past to determine what a more realistic scenario would look like.
from The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win by Maria Konnikova
the planning fallacy, we tend to be overly optimistic when we map out timelines, goals, targets, and other horizons. We look at the best-case scenario instead of using the past to determine what a more realistic scenario would look like.
from The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win by Maria Konnikova