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The rush is mostly self-imposed, driven by embarrassment at spending longer than expected on something. Everyone talks about external pressure. The internal pressure gets ignored.
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That embarrassment is not about the work taking long; it is about feeling like the time reflects on you rather than on the problem. You imagine a faster version of yourself who would have finished by now. Time estimates make this worse, reinforcing the idea that how long you spend is a measure of your ability rather than a fact about the problem's difficulty.
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That embarrassment is about feeling like the time reflects on you rather than on the problem. You imagine a faster version of yourself who would have finished by now. Time estimates make this worse, reinforcing the idea that how long you spend is a measure of your ability rather than a fact about the problem's difficulty.
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So when you feel yourself rushing, ask whether the deadline is real or self-imposed. If it is self-imposed, put it down. Smooth is not the absence of mistakes. It is working without that imagined faster self looking over your shoulder.

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