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		650REDHAIR on Sept 20, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Deadlines are pointless – what to do instead Without a deadline I do not function well.

and-not-drew on Sept 20, 2022 [–]

Parkinson's Law - "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law

mellavora on Sept 20, 2022 | [–]

Yes. Which is why it is nice to have deadlines. As several people have mentioned above, it limits scope.

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