&gt; The older you get - the less patience you have for tight deadlines and &#x27;forcing yourself to make a choice&#x27;.<p>Me, I past 30 a few years ago and I (often) find it useful to give myself deadlines and force myself to get things done.<p>Things&#x2F;words that have helped me:<p>* Pomodoro technique &#x2F; time boxing<p>* Get it working, get it right, get it fast<p>* Cult of Done<p>That said, yes, I am also skeptic to the kind of &quot;hackaton culture&quot; that is being mentioned here.