Trick Yourself Into Meeting Self-Set Deadlines by Keeping Them Urgent

Setting a deadline for yourself can be great or completely useless depending on how you treat it.

you might give yourself a higher chance of actually meeting your own deadlines by setting them near the present.

So keep your deadlines short.

Set your deadlines within the same week or month, and hold yourself to them.

If it’s crucial that you make it even more urgent, set your deadline for today.

How to Trick Yourself Into Meeting Deadlines| Fast Company

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