Why Are We So Bad at Deadlines?The billion-dollar mistake behind a famous landmark
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The Logic GlitchThe Sydney Opera House is an architectural marvel that became a logistical nightmare. Originally scheduled for four years and seven million dollars, the project dragged on for fourteen years and cost over one hundred million. This episode unpacks the Planning Fallacy to explain why human brains consistently underestimate time and costs, favoring optimistic scenarios over statistical reality.
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