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I really agree about undershooting. I like to try and overshoot by about 15%.

It's definitely a big mistake to overshoot by say 50 or 100 or 200%. But overshooting by just a little often leaves me feeling like "thank God I did that" more often than it does "hmm I guess I really didn't need that".

Balance is absolutely key.



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