Knowing less can make things easier

My last big assignment for one of my classes took me 7-8 hours; it was supposedly going to take 10-15 days. It did require a lot, but there were parts I simply didn’t know. From this assignment (and past things I’ve done), I’m finding it can be easier when I don’t know how to do it, simply because I’ll put “whatever” just to get it done. However, I think there are a couple of factors: 1) Knowing less or not caring? 2) Deadlines.

I think this is in direct relationship to simply not caring. To be honest, if I cared, I wouldn’t have put it off and crammed it in the little time space I had available (and while at work). But, since I didn’t care, there was no desire to start it.

Another thing that directly affects this thought is deadlines. I honestly work best under pressure. If I know I have time, I’ll take my time. If I know I only have 4 hours to do a 8 hour task, I’ll work twice as fast (and usually twice as efficient).

So, maybe the ultimate combination would be to “not care while approaching a deadline.” I think I could really get some work done, then. On a side note, the assignment sucked and I hated it.