Ruth MottramIt's amazing how bad I am at estimating how long simple tasks* will take.
I had a nearly finished manuscript. I just needed to tidy a few things in it and then upload for review
Two hours tops I told my family.
5.5 hours later...
DavidM_yeg“Tidy things up”, “A few odds and ends”, “Crossing the T-s and dotting the I-s” are a collection the most time consuming tasks in the world. That why so many of us procrastinate: so there will be an immutable deadline that makes us just stop at some point.