The Estimation Trap

Living and Dying by Your Own Projections

I’ll admit it. I’m a pessimist. However much of the time I try - and I do try - to look on the bright side, adopt a positive attitude, or defend myself by saying, “Actually, I’m not negative; I’m a realist!” I hold my hands up — I’m a grumbling, often cantankerous, near-middle-aged man with a cynical perspective on so very many things.

With all that said…