Law of Delayed Consequences
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The decision you made without thinking will come due at the worst possible moment.
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The decision you made without thinking will come due at the worst possible moment.
This law belongs with Murphy's Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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