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7:30-11:30 play on computer (3.5hrs)
The duration is off by 30 minutes: 7:30 to 11:30 is 4 hours, not 3.5 hours.
Full reasoning
This line is another arithmetic mismatch between the time range and the parenthetical duration. From 7:30 to 11:30 is exactly 4 hours. The post instead labels that block as "3.5hrs".
The LessWrong page itself shows the interval as 7:30-11:30. A standard time-duration reference confirms that a period starting at 7:30 p.m. and ending at 11:30 p.m. lasts 4 hours.
Because the start and end times span four hours, the parenthetical duration in the post is incorrect.
2 sources
- Empirically assess your time use - LessWrong
... 6-7:30 netflix (1.5hrs) 7:30-11:30 play on computer (3.5hrs) 11:30-11:45 get ready and head to bed. ...
- Time Duration Calculator
For example, from 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM, the time duration is 4 hours.
8-10 check emails and respond to people (1hour)
The duration is misstated: from 8:00 to 10:00 is 2 hours, not 1 hour.
Full reasoning
This example line contains an arithmetic error. The stated start and end times are 8:00 and 10:00, which span two hours. But the parenthetical duration says "1hour".
You can verify this directly from the post text itself, which lists the interval as 8-10. An educational elapsed-time source gives the same kind of example explicitly: if something starts at 8:00 and ends at 10:00, 2 hours have elapsed.
So the time range and the written duration do not match; the correct duration for 8-10 is 2 hours.
2 sources
- Empirically assess your time use - LessWrong
Here is an example Monday ... 8-10 check emails and respond to people (1hour) ...
- Elapsed Time, Free PDF Download - Learn Bright
If you watch a show that start at 8:00 and ends at 10:00, 2 hours have elapsed.