Underestimation: The Art of Being Wrong by a Thousand Meters

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Underestimation Example 3: The "I'll Just Have a Quick Look" Syndrome

Meet John, who thought a 5-minute task would take 5 minutes.

Little did he know, it'd take 5 hours to fix that one loose screw.

Lesson learned: never say "I'll just have a quick look" unless you're prepared for the existential crisis that follows.

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Underestimation Subsections

Subsection 1: The "Just a Few Minutes" Myth Subsection 2: The "It's Not Like It'll Take That Long" Epidemic Subsection 3: The "I'll Get It Done Tomorrow" Time Loop