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Many people feel that they work best under pressure – telling this to themselves and others can help to justify not having to tackle the essay right now. If you feel that this applies to you, it is worth asking whether this pattern really is optimal, or is it – at least partly – a way of avoiding the inhibiting effects of perfectionism? When we leave things to the last minute, we can’t afford to be perfectionist and at last we are free just to write. It could be worth acknowledging that working well under pressure is wonderful and can certainly help in many pressurised situations – exams being a key example. However, getting started before the last minute might be even more effective. We can create an imperfect draft and then bring our capacity to work under pressure to spur us in editing this into the final piece of work that we submit.