### id260586996 time planning correlates positively with safety > The only catch is that it can take *Portia* quite a while to complete tasks like these — sometimes several hours — and usually much, much longer than other jumping spiders that Nelson tested, she says. Nelson found a clear relationship between the time a spider spent surveying the route and the likelihood of choosing a safe path. “Seeing is thinking, in my view,” she says. “*Portia* spent a lot more time looking at the route before making a decision.” - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fqd36nd814pdw77bezbx2gwh) - [[Spiders are Much Smarter than You Think by Betsy Mason#id260586996 time planning correlates positively with safety|View in Vault]] - See also: [[2024-05-11 on prioritizing problem-solving over stress]] [On prioritizing problem-solving over perfection](https://www.eleanorkonik.com/p/on-prioritizing-problem-solving-over) for an example of how my husband is methodical and takes forever, but does a better job even if it's not the most efficient. #articleseed/addendum