I’m going to miss this deadline. What can still be saved?

The smallest version that still does the job, a plan for the hours left, and a message if it won’t fit.


When to use
When the due date is close, the work isn’t, and you’re tempted to go quiet.
Time
5 min

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I have due , and I’m behind. What’s done so far: . I can give it about between now and then. Don’t reassure me. Tell me whether the full version still fits in that time, and show the arithmetic. Then give me the smallest version that would still do its job for the person receiving it, a list of what to cut, and a plan for the hours I have. If it doesn’t fit even then, draft a short message asking for more time or a smaller scope, one I can send today and not the night before. Label any assumptions about what the other person needs.

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