Arthur Bloch
Arthur Bloch
Arthur Blochis an American writer, author of the Murphy's Law books. He has also written a self-help satire called Healing Yourself with Wishful Thinking. Since 1986 he has been the producer/director of the Thinking Allowed PBS television series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
schedules lasts firsts
The Ninety-Ninety Rule of Project Schedules - the first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.
A conclusion is the place where you get tired of thinking.
adversity damage causes
If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong.
thinking important looks
If your project doesn't work, look for the part that you didn't think was important.
adversity tools needs
When working on a project, if you put away a tool that you're certain you're finished with, you will need it instantly.
money people pay
People who can least afford to pay rent, pay rent. People who can most afford to pay rent, build up equity.
memories program given
Any given program will expand to fill all available memory.
work errors reliability
Investment in reliability will increase until it exceeds the probable cause of errors, or until someone insists on getting some useful work done.
failure finals units
A failure will not appear until a unit has passed final inspection.
suggestions compromise never-compromise
The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it is compromising.
acting firsts looks
First Rule of Acting: Whatever happens, look as if it were intended.
jobs cost experts
An expert is the one who predicts the job will take the longest and cost the most.
clarification
Every clarification breeds new questions.
hammers force bigger
Don't force it... get a bigger hammer.