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[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Also gives you some buffer time if things go sideways.

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