Deadlines refine the mind. They remove variables like exotic materials and processes that take too long. The closer the deadline, the more likely you'll start thinking waaay outside the box.
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I used to think that deadlines should be ignored until the product was ready: that they were a nuisance, a hurdle in front of quality, a forced measure to get something out the door for the good of the schedule, not the customer.
Deadlines aren't bad. They help you organize your time. They help you set priorities. They make you get going when you might not feel like it.
When you have a deadline, or when you know that your equipment is about to go up in a rocket and you won't have another chance to fix it, your mind works in a way that it otherwise never would.
Deadlines are great for customers because having one means they get a product, not just a promise that someday they'll get a product.
There are always deadlines I have to meet. I don't let myself get too close to the deadlines, so it's not like I'm just sweating bullets or anything if the clock is ticking. I never let myself get in that situation.
Typically creative people are usually not clock-slaves or list-makers, so the idea of enforcing goals and deadlines can be somewhat daunting.
You put deadlines on people you really don't want, because that's how you feel about them.
Deadlines are meant to be broken. And I just keep breaking them.
When you wait to the last minute, you rush to get things done, and the closer you get to the deadline, the less options you have.
I've learned over decades of building that a deadline is a potent tool for problem-solving.