Day 268: Trick Yourself Into Getting More Done - The Psychology of Deadlines

S3E85 - Day 268: Trick Yourself Into Getting More Done - The Psychology of Deadlines

Published: September 25, 2026

Duration: 16:14

Work expands to fill the time you give it. This episode covers Parkinson's Law and real research on self-imposed vs. externally-imposed deadlines plus practical tactics to use deadlines in your favor.

In this episode of Travel Agency in a Year, Rachel K unpacks Parkinson's Law and what the research says about which kinds of deadlines actually change behavior; then gives you tactics to build better ones into your travel agency workflow.

For the travel advisor who knows what needs to get done but keeps letting it slide to the last minute.<...