I've been seeing some posts from well-intentioned faculty about eliminating all deadlines in their classes. I study #ExecutiveFunction, #stress and #mentalhealth in college #students, and I'm here to tell you this will hurt the students you are trying to help. . . 1/buckle up Large tasks w/ long time horizons ("turn in all this work by the end of the semester") put max demands on EF. They require extensive planning, breaking down into steps, time management. For folks with EF difficulties they are overwhelming, lead to procrastination and anxiety 2/