From the course: Extreme Productivity (Blinkist Summary)
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Fight procrastination with deadlines
From the course: Extreme Productivity (Blinkist Summary)
Fight procrastination with deadlines
- [Instructor] Blink number two. Fight procrastination with mini deadlines that hold you accountable. Have you ever found yourself with tons of work to do and no idea where to start? Situations like this can be paralyzing. So it's essential to know how to deal with them. One approach is to break your projects down into smaller targets for which you can set mini deadlines. After all, if you're like most people, you'll only start working when the pressure begins to build. But instead of waiting until the last minute to churn out a sloppy piece of caffeine-fueled work, a better approach is to set smaller deadlines that split up tasks into more manageable chunks. That way, you can finish your work step by step, well ahead of its due date. When using this approach, you should set your deadlines at similar intervals and avoid having them all pile up at the end. For instance, say you have to write a 6,000 word report in four…
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