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Creutzer comments on Why don't more rationalists start startups? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Creutzer 20 January 2014 05:03:30PM -1 points [-]

The Planning Fallacy, as commonly known, refers to the fact that people consistently underestimate the time needed to complete a task, not the probably of success of an endeavour.