Why tight deadlines can kill or cure your productivity
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.” – Leonard Bernstein Do you agree? For me, a looming deadline can definitely help me avoid procrastination and can give me the motivational kick I need in order to tackle tasks that I’ve been putting-off doing. But this sense of time scarcity sometimes backfires. Instead of spurring me on, it can end up playing ping-pong with my mental focus, sending me spiralling into a totally unproductive and stressful state. In the […]