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    Researchers frequently underestimate how long tasks take, leading to missed deadlines and stress. Realistic planning is a skill that improves with practice. What methods help you set achievable research deadlines?

    Donald Thomas, Dennis Campbell and 23 others
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    • Break large goals into smaller tasks and estimate each one separately.

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      • Add buffer time for unexpected problems, they almost always appear.

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