Thought for the day:

I got called "professional" (by someone I really admire) for being able to meet a revision deadline. Shouldn't this be a basic life skill? I mean, I really do appreciate the compliment, but haven't we all been trained since birth to meet deadlines and due dates for assignments?

But apparently it's not. Because I know a zillion and two people who can't meet deadlines. I was one of them last semester, and I went a few days over on my screenwriting projects a few times, but deadlines are still deadlines for a reason. The expectation should be that you're going to meet them, shouldn't it? So theoretically, this should be like patting me on the head for being able to tie my shoes, but instead the expectation is that most people don't make an effort to meet deadlines and what is that. :|

Deadlines, summaries, elevator speeches. Learn 'em, live 'em, love 'em, they're make it or break it.