The Art of Manliness

By The Art of Manliness

Improve Your Productivity With the Power of Deadlines

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Published August 02, 2021 12:06pm

Everyone has experienced the way deadlines can act as a double-edged sword: on the one hand, they force us to get stuff done; but on the other, they often push us to wait until the last minute to get to work, so that we do that work in a poorly executed, slapdash rush. Scientists call that latter dynamic "the deadline effect," and my guest today has taken a field-tested dive into how to manage it, so that you can get the advantages of deadlines, without suffering from their downsides.

His name is Chrisopther Cox, and he's...

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