Crankin' Up Creativity

  Let’s say that you’re given an assignment with an established deadline or that you come up with a great concept for an endeavor that has to be ready-to-go by a specific date.   What’s the best way to move forward with it? Get an early jump on what needs to be done or hold off until its deadline is a loud demand for attention? Easy choice, right? Get to it and outline what needs to be done and then go from there, tackling each step along the way. Putting the work off, after all, is bound to cause unnecessary anxiety about how all the needed steps will get done in a shorter amount of time. Just thinking about the scenario probably makes your stomach turn. But, wait. Maybe not.   A few years ago, Adam Grant , PhD, a bestselling author and psychology professor at Wharton University of Pennsylvania, conducted a TED talk where he spoke about procrastination’s role in original thinking. As it turns out, his studies confirmed that people who procrastinate in moderation are mor