How well do you.....

[MJ5150]

judge the time it will take you to do something?

For most of my life, I have been good about it. But I seem to be getting worse lately.

I find myself misjudging the amount of time it takes to drive somewhere, the amount of time it will take me to wrap up a task I am working on, etc. What about the rest of you folks?

-Mike

 

[MatticusMania]

I used to be a good judge of time, but now Im usually off by about 15 minutes or so.

 

[iamlowsound]

I usually try and over-estimate most things by about 15 minutes. I am usually done 15 minutes early then.

lowsound

 

[mimaz]

I underestimate the time needed for just about everything......I think it's because I'm always so busy, I try to talk myself into getting things done very quickly.....I've been that way for as long as I can remember.

On the other hand, I tend to judge driving times very accurately.........I spend a fair amount of time behind the windshield, and I usually have a pretty good idea of how much drive time I will need.

 

[Fontaine]

I'm in school to basically be more efficient and faster at doing things to perfection....with as little money spent as possible....so yea I'm pretty good at it.

 

[artistanbul]

you are getting old an slower. you make your calculations based on your old self

I'm pretty bad at it. So I always over estimate and everything is fine.

 

[DudeistMonk]

Driving I judge well...I'm still late all the time buts that's cause I hate waking up.

Work I judge terribly...I forget to account for the 3 biggest time wasters....server trouble, other peoples ****** code, and talk bass.

Half hour jams only feel like 10 minutes...then I go and cut them up to play later and it suddenly becomes very clear why my index finger is blistered.

 

[EricF]

Driving, I'm pretty spot on most of the time. If it's some project I'm working on around the house, it ALWAYS takes longer than anticipated. Work stuff takes longer than it should only because I get side-tracked constantly by other work stuff - it drive me crazy.

 

[Phalex]

At work I'm pretty good. I can tell you how long soemthing should take to fix pretty well.

In the kitchen, I'm horrible. Things are done when their done, and if I say 15 minutes, it could be half an hour.

 

[Connor]

i'm usually off by a few months... seriously though.

 

[Unrepresented]

I'm pretty good at it. That's a good portion of my job. I've got a pretty good internal clock and can estimate pretty well.

 

[JimB52]

Lately, I've been finishing all the songs first. Does that mean I win?
I've been around long enough to give a fairly good estimate on how long most things will take, and I have a pretty reliable internal clock

 

[MJ5150]

Yeah, as I suspected, I am not the only one. Maybe I'll buy a couple bottles of the Focus Factor pills to see if it helps straighten me out.



-Mike

 

[gdthomas]

I always over estimate, I like to give my self a little padding for the unexpected.

 

[L-A]

I can look at the clock once or twice in the day and I'll be able to say what time it is, give or take 5 minutes, at any moment of the day.

But I'm hopeless in judging the time I need.

 

[KsToaDangr]

most of the time I can estimate how long something will take to within about 5 minutes. distances are what I have trouble with. I was giving my brother directions to my job a few months ago, and told him to "go straight for about a mile, then you'll see it on your left. Turns out that it was closer to two & a half miles.

 

[crimson_basser]

when im driving, im pretty good at estimating how long it will take me to get somewhere
i damn well should be, as i do deliveries for a living hahaha

obviously, unexpected traffic jams are inevitable and throw estimates off...
i should probably listen to the radio more often to get reports
but im always listening to music

anyways, otherwise in life... my time projections suck
depending on what its for, usually im off by 15+ minutes
usually because im slow to get off my *** and leave the house

if i estimate how long it will take to get something done.. i usually overcompensate for slacking off and getting side tracked by other things

 

[Munjibunga]

I'm exceptionally good at it, especially drive times. Ditto amount of time required to prepare a large meal so everything is ready at the same time.

 

[Jared Lash]

I'm incredibly accurate in determining how long after I first meet someone that I'll make a joke or offhand comment that will piss them off. It's generally a pretty short wait.

 

[mimaz]

I'm incredibly accurate in determining how long after I first meet someone that I'll make a joke or offhand comment that will piss them off. It's generally a pretty short wait.

I typically have that down to under 5 minutes.....