Have Trouble Getting Started With Deadlines? Stay in the Present, Experts Say
Maybe it's because I'm a Type A kind of gal, but I've never had problems with deadlines. It could come from the fact that my first job was as a newspaper reporter and you didn't get a second chance to miss one. I don't like things hanging over my head (unlike my husband, who wait two minutes before we're ready to go somewhere to put on -- or find -- a clean shirt and pants, and my son, who, even with a month to do a project for school, always, always does the night before!). So I don't really have a problem with procrastination. But many do. And a new study now says that may be because they see time differently than me. What about those nagging tasks we keep putting off? What’s the difference between those jobs that get completed and those that do not? According to newswise.com, if you have trouble starting a task, your perception of the deadline may be what's at fault. “The key step in getting things done is getting started. If you neve