June 21st, 2007 in Management
How To Use Deadlines
I’ve always found deadlines to be strangely helpful when needing to come up with new ideas and content. This would definitely fit into what Scott H Young calls the Push.
What he’s established are the misuses of deadlines, as well as when to use deadlines for completing projects.
Attributes of a Good Deadline
Objective - Have you reached your goal? If the answer can’t be answered with either yes or no, you need to rephrase it. Vague goals are useless candidates for deadlines. Possible - Does your deadline fit your plan or is it wishful thinking? Don’t buy groceries on an empty stomach on don’t set deadlines when drunk with motivation. Elimination - Can you eliminate parts of your plan if there isn’t time? You need to know what to abandon if you run out of time. Chunked - Break your deadline into components. For this article, I’ve given myself forty minutes to write and ten to do an image.
Budget Your Time: How to Use Deadlines - [ScottHYoung]
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Billy says on June 21st, 2007 at 8:32 pm
That’s a pretty interesting way to break down a deadline. Usually I go about the deadline and finish it up before it is due, but never break it down the way you have it. Probably will take a little practice to divide up to similar components as written in this entry.
Adam says on June 26th, 2007 at 9:31 am
Breaking up seems like a good idea to me.
Nate Just says on July 20th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
I totally agree that deadlines can motivate action. I also think prioritizing by start date is really important.
What I like to do is pick a due date, then work backwards from that date (adding buffer to budget against Murphy’s Law) to assign myself that date I should get started.