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by psadauskas 1043 days ago
> Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofstadter%27s_law

Hofstadter suggested doubling the scalar and incrementing the units by one. 3 hours -> 6 days, 2 weeks -> 4 months, etc...