Comments on: How To Beat The Deadline Trap http://midlifebloggers.com/2009/12/14/how-to-beat-the-deadline-trap/ Making The Most of MidLife--Together Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:56:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: byjane http://midlifebloggers.com/2009/12/14/how-to-beat-the-deadline-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-5201 byjane Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:10:47 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=2020#comment-5201 Aaron... Hope your deadline project is coming along. Reading your post put me right back in graduate school (which I did as a midlifer!). I would get to the point you were at and just think--"Can't do it. Don't wanna do it." Sometimes I'd even call the prof to say I couldn't do it. Somehow, though, I always came through and got it done. I think the act of saying I can't do it--or changing the deadline in your mind--somehow releases the blocks. Good luck.... Aaron…
Hope your deadline project is coming along. Reading your post put me right back in graduate school (which I did as a midlifer!). I would get to the point you were at and just think–”Can’t do it. Don’t wanna do it.” Sometimes I’d even call the prof to say I couldn’t do it. Somehow, though, I always came through and got it done. I think the act of saying I can’t do it–or changing the deadline in your mind–somehow releases the blocks.
Good luck….

]]> By: Aaron http://midlifebloggers.com/2009/12/14/how-to-beat-the-deadline-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-5200 Aaron Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:29:39 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=2020#comment-5200 oh and btw.. erm I came along this site from google, and didnt realise the title 'midlife' so its not really for me, just thought id comment that back to clarify oh and btw.. erm I came along this site from google, and didnt realise the title ‘midlife’ so its not really for me, just thought id comment that back to clarify

]]> By: Aaron http://midlifebloggers.com/2009/12/14/how-to-beat-the-deadline-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-5199 Aaron Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:27:39 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=2020#comment-5199 That's good advice, it sorta helped me out :) I myself have got a deadline this frday (8th) and im trying to complete it all which in my opinion is tackling the impossible. It's a university deadline not a work place. Design Degree course and the deadline date is set in stone or I lose 20% of mark, then 50% for another day and then Fail for last day. So I'm in a state of do it or die :P plus im doing that whilst ive got a nast cough and its snowing outside :D ahh lovely days lol That’s good advice, it sorta helped me out :) I myself have got a deadline this frday (8th) and im trying to complete it all which in my opinion is tackling the impossible.

It’s a university deadline not a work place. Design Degree course and the deadline date is set in stone or I lose 20% of mark, then 50% for another day and then Fail for last day.

So I’m in a state of do it or die :P plus im doing that whilst ive got a nast cough and its snowing outside :D ahh lovely days lol

]]> By: Marguerite Orane http://midlifebloggers.com/2009/12/14/how-to-beat-the-deadline-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-5164 Marguerite Orane Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:07:22 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=2020#comment-5164 HI Laura - assume your "deadline" was your 45th birthday! Well, congrats! As a 53 year young, I can only tell you that the best is yet to come! Truly - best kept secret. Yes, like anything else, deadlines have their uses - we just need to make sure that we control them rather than making them control us. Here's to an amazing 2010! HI Laura – assume your “deadline” was your 45th birthday! Well, congrats! As a 53 year young, I can only tell you that the best is yet to come! Truly – best kept secret.

Yes, like anything else, deadlines have their uses – we just need to make sure that we control them rather than making them control us.

Here’s to an amazing 2010!

]]> By: Laura http://midlifebloggers.com/2009/12/14/how-to-beat-the-deadline-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-5080 Laura Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:38:56 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=2020#comment-5080 I'm having a deadline of my own tomorrow. I turn 45. Some deadlines hit harder than others. I've also got to send you the Great Interview questions which let go for a couple of weeks longer than I expected. No matter how we try to change our attitude about deadlines they still creep right along. Sometimes they are good though, keep you on track and give you discipline. I’m having a deadline of my own tomorrow. I turn 45. Some deadlines hit harder than others. I’ve also got to send you the Great Interview questions which let go for a couple of weeks longer than I expected. No matter how we try to change our attitude about deadlines they still creep right along. Sometimes they are good though, keep you on track and give you discipline.

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