Hofstadter has said of his Law, "Despite being its enunciator, I never seem to be able to take it fully into account.... To help me out therefore, my friend Don Byrd came up with his own law that I have taken to heart:

Byrd's Law:

It always takes longer than you think it will take, even if you take into account Hofstadter's Law.

Unfortunately, Byrd seems unable to take this law into account."

this mind-bending shares with Russell's Paradox the elements of self-reference.