A "Failure to Evaluate Return-on-Time" Fallacy — LessWrong
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I don't have a good name for this fallacy, but I hope to work it out with everyone here through thinking and discussion. …
x A "Failure to Evaluate Return-on-Time" Fallacy — LessWrong Careers Task Prioritization Fallacies Frontpage 91 A "Failure to Evaluate Return-on-Time" Fallacy by lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall) 7th Sep 2010 3 min read 110 91 I don't have a good name for this fallacy, but I hope to work it out with everyone here through thinking and discussion. It goes like this: a large majority of otherwise smart people spend time doing semi-productive things, when there are massively productive opportunities untapped. A somewhat silly example: Let's say someone aspires to be a comedian, the best comedian ev
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