I approach like a wave that grows larger the closer it gets. Before me, people do nothing. As I arrive, people do everything. I am the greatest motivator known to humanity. What am I?

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A Deadline. A deadline is the point by which work must be completed. Research consistently shows that people leave tasks until close to the deadline — a phenomenon called procrastination. The imminent deadline creates urgency that earlier versions of the same task lacked.

"I approach like a wave that grows larger the closer it gets. Before me, people do nothing. As I arrive, people do everything. I am the greatest motivator known to humanity. What am I?"

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