Parkinson’s Law says that work expands to fill the time allotted. We already know that deadlines are vital to get anything done.
I had an assignment last night and although I finished 2 hours before the submission deadline, I felt the pressure of getting it done.
Not everyone works well under this kind of pressure. It’s important to find out how much pressure makes you do your best work – and then apply that amount of pressure to everything you do.