Hmm there’s also throwing time at a problem. I almost never set deadlines for myself and where possible avoid giving others exact dates for delivering stuff. It’ll take as long as it takes. Often the best next step on a task is to set it aside for yet another day/week/month/year.
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That sounds like a good way to end up with a multi-megabyte todo list and project notes set.
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See also: divide between Managerial Time (30 min increments for mtgs.) vs. Creative Time (large blocks for flow state, ad hoc serendip experiences).
Also procrastination as a strategy: deferring decisions until you must make them, or you no longer need to, or you have solid info
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