Comments on: Deadlines Rule

By: Barton Damer

Barton Damer — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:35:25 +0000

I love being able to feel good about what I accomplished in the time frame given… could it have been better? Sure. But there’s something to say for getting it done on time and having to be creative within that time frame.

By: Steve Cardwell

Steve Cardwell — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:33:20 +0000

Thanks Rui,

I hadn’t heard of actionmethod so went and looked it up after seeing you mention it. I’ve been looking for something like this but Things and The Hit List look too complicated, like you’d spend more time writing to do lists than actually doing things.

By: ben cooper

ben cooper — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:07:31 +0000

This is so true! Set a deadline! Or just make sure you are busy. If you want something done give it to a busy man!

By: Joshua

Joshua — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:54:45 +0000

This is so very true.

By: rui

rui — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:49:09 +0000

this is really true.
there are some tools for organizing your work (like basecamp, actionmethod, and some others) which i’ve recently started using for my own personal works. Having a dead line in there somewhat makes it feel more “official” and helps me stick to it.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:48:12 +0000

yeh I think I’ve done some of my best work last minute. I definitely wouldn’t advise putting off that huge project until the last minute (a lot of times that ends up being a huge headache) but a lot of people work well under pressure simply because you get that adrenaline rush and you’re running with what you simply know and that’s your own style instead of trying a technique that may or may not work.

Especially with personal deadline, I think the other side of the coin here is setting up some kind of result/consequence for yourself if you don’t do it. It’s easy to setup an artificial deadline for yourself but then never follow through with it.

By: Dave Logan

Dave Logan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:08:19 +0000

Preach it!

By: thegorilla

thegorilla — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:04:38 +0000

I think it’s just a matter of priorities. Personal deadlines should take priority over everything! Do what you need to do to get them done. Ignore them at your own peril.

By: randy

randy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:10:28 +0000

If it wasn’t for the last minute, I’d never get anything done.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:47:06 +0000

that’s so true!
but i’m not sure, can you compare a deadline at work with a deadline in your free time? i think not. because let’s say you have set a deadline for your free work and it comes to so much work in your job or an important private thing.. i think you would delay your personal deadline first.