This week, I am cramming out work, because I’m leaving on a cruise that’s going to last almost a month. I am not usually this productive, but I’m really killing it because I want to get all my work done before I leave. On the cruise, I have two big projects I’ve set for myself, with a deadline to finish them before the cruise ends.
Before the cruise, I also had a challenge to finish the first 60 lessons of the Pimsleur Spanish course, which I’ve tried and failed to do a few times before (!) but am now going to complete. How am I able to complete it this time? I gave myself a deadline to finish the lessons by the cruise, or my friend Tynan would get to punch me in the face if I didn’t.
These are self-imposed deadlines, and they’re absolutely working.
I’m not always a fan of deadlines and goals, but it’s good to be able to use whatever works best for you. If you’re working great without deadlines and goals, then by all means, keep going. But if you’re struggling to push a project forward (or a learning project like language lessons), then you might try a self-imposed deadline.
Here are some things that work for me:
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