2013-09-23T12:40:26Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/project-based-homeschoolingtag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/897/34152013-09-23T12:40:26ZSursumCorda<p>Good point. Just as my mind knows the difference between a real deadline and one I'm artificially imposing in hopes of finishing something earlier.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/897/34142013-09-23T11:32:14ZJanet<p>You observe that &quot;I agree that this is the ideal, though I can't help thinking of all the really great creative work throughout history that developed under intense pressures of time, patrons' expectations, and even hunger.&quot; which reveals a deeper truth, I believe. There is a big difference between real and artificially created pressure, just as there's a difference between real projects and ones handed down. The difference may sometimes be hard to tell from the outside, but its effects are vastly different. Real work and real stress can combine to create great results. You cannot fool the mind - it knows quite well whether what it's working on matters deeply or not!</p>