Patience and Planning Contingencies
What do you do when your best-laid plans go awry? Do you stress out? Rile against the injustice of it all? Or do you have other strategies to deal with such a situation?
Last week, my car’s back window was smashed in. This irked me somewhat, but mostly because it messed with my schedule. But [...]
Deadlines: Making Music To Order
I live for deadlines. I love the thought that at some defined point in the future, the project that I’m currently working on will be complete, that I will have something tangible to show for all my efforts, and that I can move onto something brand new.
A deadline is wonderfully focussing. For this reason alone [...]
Contingency: Planning for the Unexpected
When planning your time, or if you’re asked for an estimate for your delivery, it’s well worth including ‘contingency’ time: this is in addition to the length of time it’ll take for you to actually physically do the work…
