Posts Tagged ‘deadline’

Making Fake Deadlines Real: Completing Projects with Self-Assigned Deadlines

As a freelance writer, nothing annoys me more than a client who tells me, “Oh, just get it to me whenever you can.” I hate it! I need deadlines in order to schedule and prioritize my work. I do what I can to get clients to nail down a deadline, but sometimes that just doesn’t happen. That’s when I have to go to Plan B: the ‘fake’ deadline.Fake is… Continue reading

February 21 2008 | By Thursday | Tagged: deadline, prioritizing, Productivity, time-management | 17 comments»

Effective is Not the Same as Efficient

Are you efficient, effective, or efficiently effective? As you are focused on getting things done efficiently you may be making very quick decisions. You rapidly move through tasks and check things off your To-Do list one, two, three. You look productive because there is activity, your list is full of check marks or strikeouts showing completion, and your calendar shows meetings. That To-Do list isn’t too long and overwhelming… Continue reading

November 1 2007 | By Susan | Tagged: deadline, effectiveness, efficiency, project, work | 20 comments»

22 Tips for Effective Deadlines

Unless you’re infinitely rich or prepared to rack up major debt, you need to budget your income. Setting limits on how much you are willing to spend helps control expenses. But what about your time? Do you budget your time or spend it carelessly?Deadlines are the chronological equivalent of a budget. By setting aside a portion of time to complete a task, goal or project… Continue reading

August 16 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: budget, deadline, Management, Productivity, time | 18 comments»

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

June 21 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: deadline, timemanagement | 4 comments»

Keep Your Feet on The Ground While Deciding Time-Frame For Your Goals

Any task that you take on needs a deadline and so do the tasks that you need to accomplish to reach your goal. Deadlines allow you to concentrate on the job at hand and not let time just drift by. If you don’t set timelines you are likely to realize that many weeks have passed by and you don’t really have any work to show for them.However, there are… Continue reading

October 3 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: deadline, goal, task | 2 comments»