Brooks’ Law
Adding people to a late project makes it later.
Murphy’s Law of Thermodynamics
Things get worse under pressure.
Bove’s theorem
The remaining work increases as the deadline approaches.
Meskimen’s Law
There is never enough time to do it right, but time can always be found to do it all again. Read more
"Why am I writing this?"
‘I never planned to be a writer. It is a very odd way to make a living. Just telling lies...
I do have a visceral sense of breaking through the shell of something when I walk into my study in the morning. Now I just go and do it. Sometimes it doesn't go well, but most often, I'll look up and it's time for lunch and I don't know what happened... Read more