Comments on: The sky is falling http://brian.pontarelli.com/2007/11/21/the-sky-is-falling/ Brian Pontarelli Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:12:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Dan http://brian.pontarelli.com/2007/11/21/the-sky-is-falling/#comment-5574 Dan Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:29:11 +0000 http://brian.pontarelli.com/2007/11/21/the-sky-is-falling/#comment-5574 Agreed! I think that I do it because * I know I tend to be optimistic, and have been burned by that. In some ways, it's better to overplay the expected effort, and then overdeliver (by coming in under on time). * What we do is so abstract that sometimes it's hard to get people to pay attention. But, like any 'cry wolf' behavior, the returns diminish rapidly. Agreed! I think that I do it because

* I know I tend to be optimistic, and have been burned by that. In some ways, it’s better to overplay the expected effort, and then overdeliver (by coming in under on time).
* What we do is so abstract that sometimes it’s hard to get people to pay attention.

But, like any ‘cry wolf’ behavior, the returns diminish rapidly.

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