maybe there is something to borrow from this situation. if you have tasks a,b,c to accomplish for client z, and they don't bug you at all, you might (having the

maybe there is something to borrow from this situation. if you have tasks a,b,c to accomplish for client z, and they don't bug you at all, you might (having the same issue with focus) piss away the days on other things, avoiding tasks a,b,c. You suddenly have laser focus when client z starts pinging you (email, skype, voicemail) about wrapping it up, seeing something etc.. I know, I've been there. It all works out, but there are times when we all need someone to hold out feet to the fire to get things done / ramp up productivity.