Our electricity has gone out! So I am writing this by candlelight, with my laptop and working to the deadline of the battery power running out, or the electrician coming, whichever happens first. It’s making me realise how very dependent we are on electricity!
But this brings me to the matter of deadlines; if you don’t usually operate them,I highly recommend it for making you focus. I use this very simple technique practically every day — I simply decide how long I am going to focus on a particular piece of work, an hour or whatever, and stop when I reach that point. There is no doubt that this enables me to get much more quality work done, simply because I am so much more focused. Yes, you do have to be self– disciplined, but try it out for yourself. See what happens, and post below your findings.
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Deadline and drop dead deadlines are powerful tools to get stuff done. Very useful for those bits of work you have to do like tax returns. I think it is a natural human trait to use all of the time that is available. I remember working long hours in a previous job until I realised that I was just spreading the work.
Thanks Jane it is great to be reminded
All the best
Paul
PS love the new site
Thanks Paul — yes, work expands to fill the time available, doesn’t it!