Throwaway@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoWhat is your all time favourite quote?message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down15
arrow-up143arrow-down1message-squareWhat is your all time favourite quote?Throwaway@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·10 months agoI don’t agree with the second one. Sometimes you can save weeks of planning with hours of work.
minus-squarecaptsneeze@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoSure. It depends on the work. I only reference the quote when it is applicable.
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·10 months agoI think a more appropriate one would be about the sunk cost fallacy. You should realize when it’s time to take a step back and reconsider your solution. Maybe you’re missing something obvious?
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoI need that for my boss. She plans for EVERYTHING. I don’t mean everything that will happen, or could happen, I mean EVERYTHING. We spend more time preparing for things that never happen than we do actually working on the things that do.
I don’t agree with the second one. Sometimes you can save weeks of planning with hours of work.
Sure. It depends on the work. I only reference the quote when it is applicable.
I think a more appropriate one would be about the sunk cost fallacy. You should realize when it’s time to take a step back and reconsider your solution. Maybe you’re missing something obvious?
I need that for my boss. She plans for EVERYTHING.
I don’t mean everything that will happen, or could happen, I mean EVERYTHING.
We spend more time preparing for things that never happen than we do actually working on the things that do.