Happy New Year 2006, originally uploaded to www.flickr.com by Click Attack.How Long Does It Really Take?
Task: feed dog.
Estimate: 3 hours.
Actual time: 3 minutes.
One of my clients decided it was time her two teen-aged girls started helping around the house. You’d have thought the world had ended after one was asked to fold a basket of towels. In her mind, this formidable task was going to consume her entire evening! Being an astute mom, my client realized her kids were overwhelmed & so began estimating a number of minutes each job should take. When they heard feeding the dog took only 3 minutes or putting away groceries only 12 minutes they were much more willing to participate.
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