Sidney's Laws of project deadlines

In any project you should do some planning. You should be able to show some foresight about which direction you're going to. You might leave some room for safety or contingency, but you should have a coarse-grained idea where you're going and when you're going to get there.

Some basic truths apply the closer you get to the edges of your plan. This is my interpretation:

1. "The number of questions posed to you directly grows, the closer you get to a deadline."
2. "The actual importance of said questions decreases against their perceived importance, the closer you get to a deadline."
3. "The urgency of answering said questions increases, the closer you get to a deadline."