What happens to performance when people create backup plans before tackling a task? Do backup plans make us stronger, or do they make us lazy? Do they increase our chances of success, or do they hurt us? Join me as I discuss my observations from various student projects that I have seen up close.

P.S. I mention EDL a lot in the episode. Read more about my experience with EDL here: https://www.ee.iitb.ac.in/~stallur/ee344/