The magic of the imminent deadline (Ferriss)
September 3rd, 2008 | Published in Productivity, Psychology, Life, Quotes
A task will swell in (perceived) importance and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion. It is the magic of the imminent deadline…. The end product of the shorter deadline is almost inevitably of equal or higher quality due to greater focus…. Identify the few critical tasks that contribute most to income and schedule them with very short and clear deadlines.
—Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek (2007), p. 75.