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  • ShadowOPMA
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    1 year ago

    Yep!

    The Scotty Principle (also known as The Scotty Effect or The Scotty Factor) is the technique of adding extra time to your estimates when asked how long a task will take so that you appear to be a wizard when you accomplish the task quicker than you first claimed.

    • Zoidsberg
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      1 year ago

      Also gives you some buffer time if things go sideways.

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