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Deadlines keep you ALIVE - a blog post
- kanebennett 16y agoI'd love to hear any thoughts or opinions on this post, and on my blog in general!
- brianwillis 16y agoThere's actually a name for what you're trying to describe in this post. It's called Parkinson's Law (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinsons_Law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinsons_Law), and it states that "work expands to fill the time available." I'm not sure if you're trying to be self deprecating with that "overly simplified graph" line. Either way, I wouldn't panic about it too much. Kathy Sierra wrote some of the best user experience writing on the internet using diagrams that were just as simplistic.
- plamenv 16y agoI wish it was as easy as that. Real deadlines work because there is some external factor taking place. For example, you get fired by your boss if you don't put that important report on his desk by tomorrow. Or you'll be embarrassed if you don't keep the delivery deadline you've promised to a client. When you're setting deadlines that only you know of, there is no possibility of getting "punished" so it's much easier to procrastinate. If it works for you, cool, but I know it doesn't work for me and most likely it doesn't work for the majority of people.
- andre 16y agoWithout deadlines, I don't think, I would get anything done.