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Exercise 379. Read and discuss the article. 8 Simple Ways To Never Miss
A Deadline.
https://www.jopwell.com/thewell/posts/8-simple-ways-to-never-miss-a-
deadline
1. Understand that you can’t do everything at once. Being a hard worker
can sometimes be a double-edged sword (оказаться палкой о двух концах):
You want to say yes to every assignment thrown your way, but then you end
up overcommitted (слишком упорным). Professional organizer Christina
Hidek sees this all the time. "I’ve found that with professionals who are
educated and smart, there’s a tendency to think that they can do it all, and this
leads to people trying to do more than time can really allow for, causing
lateness (опозданий)," she says. Whenever you find yourself wanting to say
"yes" to something you know you don’t have time for right now, think of this
quote from media executive (руководителя СМИ) Kate White: “You don’t
have to do everything at once. Think of yourself as a serial achiever. You’ve
got time!”
2. Stop underestimating (недооценивать) how long tasks will take. When
you say to the boss, "I’ll have it done by 7 p.m.," odds are (скорее всего), you
genuinely (искренне) believe it. But if 7 p.m. comes and goes and you still
haven’t finished, you may be underestimating how long it takes to do
something (or, in a less flattering (сглаживающую) version of events,
overestimating your own ability). “Start keeping track of your time and looking
at how long tasks actually took to complete versus (в сравнении с) how long
you thought they would take,” Hidek says. “Once you see the time difference,
make adjustments (корректировки).”
3. Be honest with yourself about why you’re late. If understanding your
limits and appropriately (должным образом) gauging (оценивая) how long
something will take aren't tripping you up (сыграло с тобой злую шутку)
but you're still not delivering on time, be honest about the issue at hand. Sue
Cook, counselor at Family TLC, offers some other possible explanations
(объяснения): "Are you in denial (отрицании), thinking it is not a problem?
Are you too busy? Are you easily distracted? Do you break your promise to
yourself? Once you know why you are late then you can implement
(осуществить) the how to stop it." For example, Hidek adds, if you’re late
getting out the door in the morning because you’re rushing around
inefficiently (спешите без результатов), get more done the night before.
4. Set a personal consequence (последовательность) for being late.
According to Steve Levinson, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and president
of Behavioral Dynamics, being habitually late (хронически
опаздывающим) is cultivated by a lack of consequences. "The key to breaking

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