"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."
- Albert Einstein
There is a funny thing about a DEADLINE… it creates HUGE efficiency in execution! Nothing creates more PRODUCTIVITY than a deadline that is looming down on you.
What is it about a DEADLINE that creates such high yields of output? FOCUS! It is the necessity to harness the HIGHEST levels of focus available in order to tune out all other distractions and execute solely the tasks that you MUST complete in order to achieve your goal. (i.e. The day before you go on vacation)
So why are we NOT able to focus at that high level more often? Why are we not able to simply create that mindset and execute as if we were in a pressure cooker?
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
It is human nature to be distracted by what is "loudest" or most interesting. We are creatures of impulse that are easily engaged in something that offers more immediate VALUE than what the task-at-hand may be.
Consider a VIRAL VIDEO sent to you in email while you are working on a month end financial summary. Of course, it will not hurt anyone to take 5 minutes to watch this video, right? And then 5 minutes to comment back to the person that sent it, 5 to send to your other friends, then you MUST get up and go across the office to chat with your buddy so he can YouTube it. 45 minutes later… You get the point.
When you CREATE and HOLD ACCOUNTABLE real deadlines with rewards or punishments, you are able to create a pseudo-pressure cooker environment similar to that experienced before an imposed deadline is forthcoming. Give yourself an INCENTIVE to meet goals early.
Maybe taking Friday off if you complete all your tasks by Thursday sounds good, eh?
Cheers,
Zach
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