So, go ahead: add an item to your list that will take 30 seconds to check off, use one looming deadline to inspire you to tackle another, or dive into something new by saying you'll just give it five minutes .
Facing fierce competition from domestic giant Didi Kuaidi and looming regulations that could put the car-hailing industry out of business in China, Uber chief executive Travis Kalanickhas been rewriting the US group's playbook to succeed in the country: no more internet "disruption".
Tailor your exertions to the looming job market.
"That was looming in the back of my head.
With death looming heavy over his head, Lucious must decide which of his three princeling sons will assume his place on the throne.
Assef was standing between the two of them now, grinning, looming over both, his arms resting on their shoulders.
A looming problem, the agency's analysts highlighted, was the lack of options for the Russian central bank, which will have to decide this year between propping up the ruble or helping the teetering domestic banking sector.
These are among the game-changers looming as we ring in the New Year.
" That is the real threat you have looming over them.
With yet more billions of years looming ahead they will be struck down with a debilitating ennui.
The ruffled pink and white creation doesn't spring out suddenly in the fashion of an umbrella, as it looks like it might, but rather senses a looming presence, and slowly expands outwards.
The earliest version of peekaboo is simple looming, where the carer announces they are coming with their voice before bringing their face into close focus for the baby.
With war in Iraq looming and a turbulent oil market, some risk aversion is understandable.
" Family planning experts worry in particular about the looming population boom in sub-Saharan Africa.
I will be 30 this November, and while I have a stable of friends accrued over a lifetime, I began to worry about the looming deadline, this most depressing of cut-off dates.
The policy change comes as China seeks to address a looming shortage of workers in the face of a rapidly aging population.
