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Re:Cognitive Biases in Software Development by lioeters on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @08:46AM (#22736956)
Nice quote from Friedrich Schiller. When I searched it from curiosity, I found another statement by him that seemed appropriate for the topic at hand:

"He who considers too much will perform little."

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Re:Cognitive Biases in Software Development by throwaway_pdp09 on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @09:09AM (#22737117)
> "He who considers too much will perform little."

The perfectionist's curse? I have to say there's a core of truth to that! Analysis paralysis IOW.

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Re:Cognitive Biases in Software Development by abiogenesis on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @10:04PM (#22744897)
This is why procrastination is more widespread in high IQ individuals.
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