Deadline Press 6

False hope or satisfaction?

The time in the deadline rush where you've put in hours and hours of work - some of it even good (damn good!) - and you're still not finished, may not finish on time - but you see some light ahead, and a lot of distance behind, and it looks like there's a decent chance . . .

Well, it looks that way. It's Monday morning and, against all better judgment, you're filled with optimism and - dare one say it? - a feeling of "We can do it."

Now, if the rest of the day is as positive as the first five minutes have been . . .