A person who is habitually optimistic about time, consistently underestimating how long tasks will take. It describes someone whose positive outlook extends to temporal planning.
Swedish/Norwegian compound: 'tids' (time) + 'optimist' (one who expects the best). The term reflects Scandinavian cultural awareness of this specific type of optimistic bias regarding time management.
This is actually a well-documented cognitive bias called the 'planning fallacy' - our brains systematically underestimate completion times because we focus on best-case scenarios and ignore potential obstacles. Tidsoptimists aren't just bad at planning; they're displaying fundamental optimism about life!
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