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12. Set Deadlines

12. Set Deadlines

Parkinson’s Law states that work expands to fill the time allotted. Put simply, we adjust our work to the time available for its completion.

Don’t allow yourself to put things off and instead, attack them head-on. Combined with the other techniques and strategies outlined so far, you’ll be able to rip right through things.

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