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>But before you do, set a deadline. That’s the one piece of “technology” that’ll really help you ship. It’s a wonderful constraint. Self-imposed deadlines as a
by jasode 3y ago
>But before you do, set a deadline. That’s the one piece of “technology” that’ll really help you ship. It’s a wonderful constraint.
Self-imposed deadlines as a mental hack can work for some people.
For some others, it doesn't work because their brain knows it's an "artificial deadline" created by their own mind. It's like trying to tickle oneself. The self-imposed deadline just comes and goes.
That said, there's no harm in trying it to see if you're one the ones it does work for.
- maroonblazer 3y agoThere's a related piece of advice that goes something like: "Make your goals public, this way you're accountable to others who've heard you make a commitment to yourself and will be interested to see whether you achieve it." Of course you have to pick the right people. Just tweeting it (at least if you're me) is the equivalent of telling no one.
- deprecative 3y agoHell, even work deadlines don't work for me because I know they're made up and irrelevant. The only thing missing it is going to do is throw off someone else's bonus. Meeting it probably means I worked for free at some point as a salaried employee.