You cannot work without a deadline. It doesn't matter what you do, set a deadline. If there isn't a deadline, then it will inevitably stretch and consume all your valuable time. The deadline isn't for putting pressure on you, contrarily it is for relieving you of pressure. I am replacing thoughts like "I couldn't do within a dealine, I better just give up." with "I couldn't do it within the deadline, let's sit down calmly and analyze what went wrong." or "Ok, I will come back to this later. I better do the other more important task.".

  1. Set a deadline for all tasks in life.
  2. Always remember: Deadlines are for relieving pressure.
  3. Even in the case of a failure, deadlines relieve pressure. How? You have a clear direction to proceed which reduces the pressure. Without it, you are lost in the sea with no visible end. Deadlines help you pave the road to your very visible destination.