[HN Gopher] How we see ourselves and how we see others (2008) [pdf]
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How we see ourselves and how we see others (2008) [pdf]
Author : yamrzou
Score : 52 points
Date : 2023-07-21 09:39 UTC (1 days ago)
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(TXT) w3m dump (courses.washington.edu)
| 082349872349872 wrote:
| With apologies to Bernard Woolley*: I take into
| account my internal desires and intentions You have
| positive illusions He is biased
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| * a character from "Yes, Minister": _That's one of those
| irregular verbs, isn't it? I give confidential security
| briefings. You leak. He has been charged under section 2a of the
| Official Secrets Act._
| chadd wrote:
| Relevant to the HN crowd and a helpful explainer of at least one
| psychological reason why projects are often underestimated:
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| "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_ wrote:
| I 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 wrote:
| I 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.
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