等待越久，越应预期继续等待
本文探讨了时间等待中的一种反直觉现象：如果你已经等了很久，那么你很可能还需要等更久。作者通过概率模型和现实案例说明，许多事件的剩余等待时间往往与已等待时间成正比，而非缩短。这一规律适用于排队、交通、项目完成甚至软件开发等领域，提醒人们在决策时理性看待等待成本。
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