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by i_love_limes 2064 days ago
I think a lot of people (myself included when I've felt the pressure to) lowball how long things like this take because a) it makes me look smart and b) people could judge of they knew who much time I actually wasted on it.
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I think you read the parent in the opposite direction than intended. It was praise for getting this done so quickly, by my read.

Granted, i could just be misreading this post. :)

I read it as an encouragement for parent to not take the "hour" mentioned by TFA at face value, so they shouldn't be too hard on themselves.
Ah, a much better reading than mine!