Comments on: Deadlines, love ‘em or hate ‘em? (Blog carnival)

By: Sadelle Wiltshire

Sadelle Wiltshire — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:09:48 +0000

I use iCal on my Mac in a BIG way to stay on top of not just final deadlines, but the progressive little deadlines that make up a big project. I log all of the projected time I think I will need on a given day or over the course of a week or month to finish a job, I set alarms for things that MUST be done at a certain time, for meetings and other appointments, for reminders of little tasks that must be completed. I also keep a running list in the “to do” section with projects by name and rate them in terms of which has to be done first.

It’s a lifesaver, and when a client asks for new work to be done I always can see at a glance how much of my current work week is booked.

By: ChicInfinity

ChicInfinity — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:17:18 +0000

I’d be lost without deadlines. I love making up lists and there’s just this satisfaction of crossing them out by pen that is kinda dorky I know but it makes me adhere to deadlines more. While the creative process takes time, there are some designs that just take hours and hours and comes out completely different from how it first started, I always tell myself that if after x number of hours of working on it and I’m still unhappy with the design, it’s time to step back and take a break. Those type of deadlines are the most useful I think because sometimes you get so absorbed in your creation that nothing looks right.

cheers,
ChicInfinity
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