Help me manage my time on coursework and assignments so I'm not doing everything the night before.
Assignment: [DESCRIBE — ESSAY / PROJECT / DISSERTATION / LAB REPORT]
Deadline: [WHEN]
Other assignments: [ANY OTHERS DUE AROUND THE SAME TIME]
Usual pattern: [LAST MINUTE / START EARLY BUT LOSE MOMENTUM / PARALYSED BY PERFECTIONISM]
Provide:
1. **Backward Planning**: Working backward from deadline to create a day-by-day plan
2. **Task Decomposition**: Breaking the assignment into specific, manageable tasks
3. **First 20% Sprint**: Getting the first section done quickly to build momentum
4. **Draft Deadlines**: Setting personal deadlines for rough draft, review, and final polish
5. **Research Phase**: How long to spend researching before starting to write
6. **Writing Phase**: Daily word count targets that feel achievable
7. **Editing Phase**: How to leave time for editing without running out
8. **Multiple Assignment Juggling**: How to make progress on several at once
9. **Accountability**: How to create external pressure to stay on track
10. **Emergency Plan**: What to do if I've left it too late (damage limitation)
Help me manage my time on coursework and assignments so I'm not doing everything the night before.
Assignment: [DESCRIBE — ESSAY / PROJECT / DISSERTATION / LAB REPORT]
Deadline: [WHEN]
Other assignments: [ANY OTHERS DUE AROUND THE SAME TIME]
Usual pattern: [LAST MINUTE / START EARLY BUT LOSE MOMENTUM / PARALYSED BY PERFECTIONISM]
Provide:
1. **Backward Planning**: Working backward from deadline to create a day-by-day plan
2. **Task Decomposition**: Breaking the assignment into specific, manageable tasks
3. **First 20% Sprint**: Getting the first section done quickly to build momentum
4. **Draft Deadlines**: Setting personal deadlines for rough draft, review, and final polish
5. **Research Phase**: How long to spend researching before starting to write
6. **Writing Phase**: Daily word count targets that feel achievable
7. **Editing Phase**: How to leave time for editing without running out
8. **Multiple Assignment Juggling**: How to make progress on several at once
9. **Accountability**: How to create external pressure to stay on track
10. **Emergency Plan**: What to do if I've left it too late (damage limitation)
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