Hofstadter's Law

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexicontakes longer than expected
Executive Parlancerecursive delay
Scholarly Discoursemeta-planning failure
Babel ZenithHofstadter's Law
Origin: Douglas Hofstadter

Etymology & Meaning

Things take longer than you expect, even accounting for Hofstadter's Law.

In the Boardroom

Doubling your time estimate and still being late.

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