> The older you get - the less patience you have for tight deadlines and 'forcing yourself to make a choice'. Me, I past 30 a few years ago and I (often) find

> The older you get - the less patience you have for tight deadlines and 'forcing yourself to make a choice'. Me, I past 30 a few years ago and I (often) find it useful to give myself deadlines and force myself to get things done. Things/words that have helped me: * Pomodoro technique / time boxing * Get it working, get it right, get it fast * Cult of Done That said, yes, I am also skeptic to the kind of "hackaton culture" that is being mentioned here.