One of my buddies told me yesterday
that she assigns project tasks
when they need completing
because
“People do their best work
at the last minute.”
WTF?
Newsflash, friend.
Professionals ALWAYS
do their best work
but giving them two days
to think about a task
will result in a better thought out product
than giving them a half hour
to think about the task.
When I get a last minute task
and it isn’t a legit emergency,
I either think
‘this person doesn’t care about this task’
or
‘this person is so disorganized,
she’ll probably fuck up
the brilliant work I’m doing for her.’
Neither increases the chances
of me doing my ‘best work.’
Save last minute requests for emergencies.
Give your team mates
as much time as possible
to complete their parts of the project.