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by markus_zhang 1692 days ago
I also found that hard deadlines work. The closer they are, the better they are.

Yesterday I spent just one hour to review my computer architecture mid-term. I totally forgot about the date and thought I'm going to bomb it. Eventually I did a very quick efficient review and felt very good about it.

The thing is, as you said, and as my Physics teacher said 20 years ago, that I really need to be pushed HARD to be efficient. That's why I hate assignments with long deadlines.

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I've found this leads to burnout if the deadline is too far out or if the deadline keeps getting pushed forward.

The antidote is to have no deadlines, and take the time to enjoy doing things right.