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“On Schedule.” We get a huge benefit from making a simple commitment: Don’t miss deadlines. The benefit is that once we agree to the deadline, we don’t have to worry about it anymore. We don’t have to negotiate, come up with excuses or even stress about it. It won’t ship when it’s perfect. It will ship because we said it would. Once this is clear,
... See moreSteven Pressfield • Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be
Projects that don't have deadlines imposed on them, even if they are self-imposed, will take a lot longer than they need to, and may suffer from feature creep and scope bloat.
By setting challenging deadlines you will actually get better results. It's all about manipulating the Iron Triangle of scope, resources, and time.
James Stanier • Parkinson's Law: It's Real, So Use It
Personal productivity should give us the tools to accomplish our necessary tasks, be they personal or work-related, efficiently and stress-free. Thus we have more time for the things that really matter.