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"); document.write("Many rookie software managers think that they can “motivate” their "); document.write("programmers to work faster by giving them nice, “tight” "); document.write("(unrealistically short) schedules. I think this kind of motivation is "); document.write("brain-dead. When I’m behind schedule, I feel doomed and depressed and "); document.write("unmotivated. When I’m working ahead of schedule, I’m cheerful and "); document.write("productive. The schedule is not the place to play psychological games. "); document.write("
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