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		thaumasiotes on Aug 21, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The 10,000 Hour Rule Is Not Real > The "10 times rule" is also interesting: it will take 10x more efforts than you think... You see this one all over the place: 90-90 law: the first 90% of the project takes 90% of the development time. The last 10% of the project takes the other 90% of the development time. Hofstadter's law: It always takes longer than you expect, even after accounting for Hofstadter's law.

ozim on Aug 21, 2014 [–]

First time I see 90-90 law, looks like someone made it up from Pareto principle which is 80% - 20%. Besides I don't see application in this topic for it.

weddpros on Aug 21, 2014 | [–]

If I'm correct, there's more humour in the 90-90 law than in the Pareto principle!

The 90-90 law predicts a 180% work load...

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