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Deadline Effect

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Claim​

A Deadline serves as a Commitment devices help enforce behavioral adherence through external constraints, helping us overcome our tendency to Procrastination is delaying intended actions despite preference to act by giving us a punishment of some sort if we are delayed.

Explanation​

This also helps limits the effect of A task takes as much time as you give it, by declaring a clear end date for the task, we can be relatively certain that the task wouldn't take more than x amount of time, in contrast with not having a deadline where it can extend until infinity.

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Visual​

Deadlines force action by adding consequences

Overview​

🔼Topic:: Strategic Planning and Preparation ↩️Origin:: 🔗Link::

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