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Rule of Thumb
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RE: Rule of Thumb
My empirically obtained rule of thumb for scheduling when writing publications and books:

If you think your project will be finished tomorrow, it will take another week. If you think it will be finished in two weeks, the actual time needed for completion is undetermined.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

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Rule of Thumb - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 4, 2015 at 6:04 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Athene - September 4, 2015 at 6:38 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Jackalope - September 4, 2015 at 6:50 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 4, 2015 at 6:55 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Godschild - September 5, 2015 at 2:59 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Redbeard The Pink - September 5, 2015 at 3:40 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by robvalue - September 5, 2015 at 4:29 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by ignoramus - September 5, 2015 at 4:38 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Alex K - September 5, 2015 at 8:24 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Redbeard The Pink - September 5, 2015 at 8:59 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Longhorn - September 5, 2015 at 8:21 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by robvalue - September 5, 2015 at 10:05 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Alex K - September 5, 2015 at 8:34 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by ignoramus - September 5, 2015 at 9:03 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 6, 2015 at 8:52 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Redbeard The Pink - September 6, 2015 at 9:39 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Exian - September 6, 2015 at 10:34 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Athene - September 6, 2015 at 7:11 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Exian - September 6, 2015 at 8:25 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by vorlon13 - September 6, 2015 at 11:09 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Redbeard The Pink - September 6, 2015 at 11:50 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Jackalope - September 6, 2015 at 4:56 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by brian1570 - September 6, 2015 at 9:59 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Marsellus Wallace - September 6, 2015 at 7:35 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by The Valkyrie - September 6, 2015 at 7:37 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Marsellus Wallace - September 6, 2015 at 7:44 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by The Valkyrie - September 6, 2015 at 7:44 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Redbeard The Pink - September 7, 2015 at 10:02 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 6, 2015 at 8:01 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by ignoramus - September 6, 2015 at 8:03 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Jenny A - September 6, 2015 at 8:14 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Iroscato - September 6, 2015 at 10:02 pm
RE: Rule of Thumb - by Longhorn - September 7, 2015 at 10:00 am
RE: Rule of Thumb - by ignoramus - September 6, 2015 at 10:10 pm

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