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Aug 2018
9m 20s

Stuff Takes More Time Than You Think

Dr. Rob McCleland
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Episode ​#124: Google the words “Planning Fallacy.” You're going to learn that how long we think that it takes to do something, and how long it actually takes, are often very different. Why? And what can we do about it? You can start by listening to today’s episode.

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