I love ‘em. How else to get anything done? If it weren’t for deadlines, I probably wouldn’t have posted today, but I have to, because I’ve got a deadline for today’s carnival!
I love deadlines so much, I give them to myself. If I want to submit a piece to a magazine, I give myself a deadline in basecamp to submit it. I set up pre-deadlines to make the piece, photograph it.
In addition to my own deadlines, I also use show deadlines to get myself to make a new piece. I put those in basecamp too. (I have a whole post on how I use basecamp, here.)
Working alone in one’s studio, one has to create a way of working, a way to get pieces made. For me, deadlines are a help. My new thing is to try to create the pre-deadlines so that I’m not working up to the last minute. (you know, like I am right now.)
How about you? Weigh in in the comments.
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Larry E. Whittington 07.26.09 at 1:46 am
This doesn’t sound the same a setting goals which I am not good at -at all. Do you then have to schedule what projects or jobs have to get done first? Is this just a part of setting deadlines. Where do jobs come in that is a “rush job” for a customer. Can deadlines be changed?
To get more done, I need to first set some goals and then have deadlines for the finish date.
Valerie Heck 07.26.09 at 7:08 am
I definitely need deadlines! It keeps me motivated. Almost like i’m still in school and have homework due.
Valerie
http://valerieaheck.blogspot.com/