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Traps you might be in

No. 0740 Planning FallacyYou promise the report by Friday, then spend the next week fixing problems your schedule never included.
No. 0697 Optimism BiasYou read that most applicants get rejected, then start planning what to wear on your first day.

Tools to try

No. 0704 Outside View vs. Inside ViewYou budget six weeks for a renovation, then learn that the last five similar jobs on your street took four months.

Patterns at play

No. 0468 Hofstadter’s LawYou add two extra weeks to a software launch, then spend both fixing a dependency nobody knew was there.