“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” -Amelia Earhart
“A goal is a dream with a deadline.” -Napoleon Hill
“It took me a long time to figure out that I needed deadlines. Deadlines were the difference between a dream and something that you complete. And what happens with deadlines is that you’ve got to ship, you have to abandon the project, and it’s not perfect. Because it’s not perfect, you kind of have to be ingenious about making it a little different. And I find that the deadlines force me to make decisions that you don’t have enough time [for]; you never have enough time. And so you think of something to—I wouldn’t say it’s a shortcut—you think of a way to finish it, and those little decisions are what make it a little different.” –excerpt from FS podcast episode with Kevin Kelly
Three reasons to give yourself arbitrary deadlines:
(1) Much like working out or doing hard things…In the moment, you don’t want to, but afterwards, you always feel great and are glad you did.
(2) They inspire you to be creative. Inevitably, you’ll be coming down to the wire to finish on time, and that’s when your magical subconscious takes over.
(3) They’re the only way to make your dreams come true.
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