Could a Small Delay Save More Time Than It Costs?
Prevention often travels faster than recovery.
Sometimes. A short pause can prevent mistakes that require much longer corrections.
A traveler spends an extra minute checking a train platform number and avoids boarding the wrong train.
The hidden mechanism is correction asymmetry. Preventing an error often requires far less effort than fixing one.
People naturally notice the cost of delays because they happen immediately.
A minute spent verifying can sometimes eliminate an hour spent recovering.
