This is one of my favorite bloggers and it is because of good advice like this…
Deadlines work. They work because they focus the mind and create urgency. They work to get us to file our taxes or finish an assignment. They’re an external lever for the work we have to do. On the other hand, dessert works too. You don’t need an external force to encourage you to eat dessert…
The gap between ‘have to’ and ‘get to’ — Seth’s Blog