I recently heard the saying “if you wait to the last minute, it’ll only take you a minute!”

For some tasks I have, I need to live this way. Obsessing over a task next week takes away from what I’m doing now. I have to trust in my ability to pull it together efficiently. And when it’s due, the work often needs to be fresh in my mind - not something from weeks ago.

Sometimes that means unexpected late nights. But it’s mostly worked out.