Boyle's Law says that when volume decreases, pressure increases. Fill a balloon with air, knot it off and then give it a squeeze. Eventually, the balloon with explode. That's Boyle's Law in action. Volume decreases. Pressure increases. Pop!

This truth stretches beyond the realms of physics and chemistry. It also can be applied to our work. If you want to increase the pressure surrounding a specific project, you must decrease the volume of time allotted for its completion.

On the contrary, if you want to decrease the pressure surrounding a specific project, you must increase the volume of time allotted for its completion.

Different projects call for different degrees of pressure. And so setting deadlines become something of a science.