The Game of Work / Coonradt 27-28

28 Murphy's Laws that says, "The first 10 percent of a project requires 90 percent of the time allowed for the entire project to be completed. The second 90 percent requires 90 percent of the time allowed for it, and that's why it takes twice as long as it should.

Deadlines are the foundation of commitment. Deadlines are the adrenaline boosters. Deadlines are the instigators of achievement and inventiveness. A goal without a deadline is merely a philospohical statement.

Unless you've got someplace for it to go there's no reason to do it or make it. The reason most of us don't make more money than we do right now is because we don't know what we'd do if we had it. It sounds odd, but it's true.