Aggressive goal-setting philosophy - undercut estimates, force innovation

Situation

Set targets that seem impossible (e.g., 2 months instead of historical 6 months) and let the team figure out how. Success is not just hitting the target - its learning and attempting new approaches. The managers job used to be to pad estimates; now its to undercut them.

Reasoning

No one knows what pace of development is possible with current AI tools. Setting comfortable targets means teams execute the old way. Setting aggressive targets forces teams to question assumptions, try new approaches, and discover whats now possible. Even missing the target but learning is valuable.

Additional Context

Discussion about how to set expectations when AI changes what is possible. Peter built a video compression tool in 42 minutes that would have taken months before - we dont know our own capabilities yet.

Observed Evidence

Peter: "I dont think that either you or I right now understands what the pace of development can look like for the next couple of months. I dont think we know." and "I will be happy in general when we get that and we just learned something about whats possible" and "The managers job used to be to pad the estimate. Now its going to be to undercut it."

Confidence Breakdown