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Paula Bialski on Middletech, Software Work, and the Culture of Good Enough

Peoples & Things

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Psychological Experiment on Time Estimation and Software Development Pressures

The chapter explores a psychological experiment on time estimation for assembling an Ikea bookshelf, revealing how humans tend to underestimate tasks. It further discusses the impact of societal pressures on software development and the tendency towards overestimating capabilities for achieving excellence.

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