I’m all for deadlines.
Self-prescribed deadlines and asking others to give you one.
Deadlines with rewards that come after and deadlines with something unpleasant if we don’t meet them.
Alarms set with deadlines and the accountability of having others follow up with your progress.
But most importantly, I’m all for deadlines that get moved when it’s going to make the work stronger or better resonate with the target of the work.
When a family member passes or you (or someone else) is absolutely crushed with a thousand other deadlines.
When we learn something new about the worldview of the people we’re making the work for.
When we’re given a new tool to make the work better than we thought we could–but we just need another day or two.
There are plenty of right reasons to keep a deadline, but it’s worth remembering there are plenty of right reasons to move one, too.
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