Deadlines? Surely you know someone who is late all the time. Someone who cant deliver anything of value unless theyve stalled so much theyve created an urgency, an emergency that requires mind-blowing effort and adrenaline to deliver. This is not efficient or reliable behavior, and yet they persist. The reason is simple: they cant push through the common fear of completion unless they can create a greater fear of total failure. -- Seth Godin , Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?