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The problem is deadlines in and of themselves, it quite often leads to student syndrome[1].

I've seen it from the small up to the very big project. And I also believe it's also a little self feeding, after cramming so much for the first deadline you feel you deserve a little break, right?

We need to develop far more steady working practices harnessing intrinsic motivation rather than drive through fear derived motivation of deadlines and other anathemas of healthy work ethic.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_syndrome



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