Stressful Deadlines
Deadlines are stressful since a high demand is placed on us to finish a task. Deadline if you understand the difference in meaning you will see how the term deadline alone can cause stress. Deadline in one definition is a line drawn around a penitentiary that a prison avoids since he or she is risking their life if they cross the line. The prison guards are told to shoot anyone that attempts to cross that line if the prisoner fails to halt. WOW! However, deadlines in an author's world means the time subsequent to a copy will not be accepted until a certain issue of a publication has ended, or begun. So what makes this version of deadline frightening? First, we see that the process includes, expectations, a fear, since the person does not feel competent due to case overloads, and decisions, since the person has to decide how to write in the area that is expected of them. Isn't it funny how one little innocent definition can rip a persons heart out of their chest stressing to meet obligations? In other terms deadlines are a date set that requires the task to be turned in or completed. Anyway, you look at the terms there are stressors involved. It depends on the person, but most of us feel stress while trying to meet a deadline. We are often unaware that while we are under stress we are hindering our self from completing a project early, since if information is available and experience and education is available most jobs can be done on time. In other words, you are wasting time stressing by hindering your ability to focus and finish your work. Some of us stress over deadlines because we are thinking about the date tonight, the kids, spouse or other responsibilities or activities in our life. When you are working there is no time to worry about what has not happen yet, rather it is time to finish the job so you can relax when the next obligation or activity is ready for you. If you are wondering if you spouse is having an affair while trying to meet a deadline then you are only setting your self up to overwhelming stress, which leads to consequences in most instances. Clear you mind and do your job; the demand is not so bad if you think about it. You do this job every day or most days so it should be a common factor in your workplace. Deadlines are innocent tools that an employer, author, editor or publisher and even businesses use every day. It is common so it should feel comfortable rather than a threat. If you are, feeling stressed to meet deadlines then you might want to take a moment and pull your thoughts together to determine the root. Once you see why the stress exists, you might contrast and compare weeding out the problems, making room to meet your deadlines. It is frustrating to be expected to do something let alone expected to do something at a specific time. When a person has a spontaneous nature, it often makes it more difficult for these types of persons. Your personality, trained behaviors, decisions, thoughts, emotions, all play a part in stress and stressors. If you know, where you stand then it is often easier to move forward in life. I enjoy men, since most men will find a way to minimize stress and stressors. The wonder beings often search their minds to make it easy on everyone. Women sometimes are like this too, but in few cases women jump ahead. After studying human behaviors for decades, I decided to take the road of men and practice some of the practices the persons use. Do not get me wrong, men can provoke stress, but many will find a way to minimize the problems by analyzing, comparing, deciding, and working to produce good results. The concept is we all have the ability to make bad decisions and this has proven true. The downside is bad decisions affect us all directly or indirectly, therefore if you have a deadline to meet then get that motor running and worry about everything else once the job is completed.
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