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Ask: Why people hate deadline?

Posted by li on Friday April 08, 2011 @03:23AM
from the self-post dept.
Like me, I feel tremendous pressure when somebody set me a deadline, even the job is easy to handle. Maybe my habit is bad, I always wait until the last minutes to get things done. I don't understand why I don't put jobs on top priorities. Sometimes I set my own deadlines, if I make it, I'm really happy. I'm confused.
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Re:Ask: Why people hate deadline? by nimrody on Friday April 08, 2011 @04:13AM (#2422914)
Deadlines force you to actual go do something useful. If you find yourself postponing work until the last minute -- break down the job to multiple smaller tasks and set specific deadlines for these.

Me - I get something done when I know I have to present it to others (clients or colleagues). So we setup a weekly meeting where everyone gives a short presentation of his/hers work.

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