Deadlines Spur Action

A hard lesson learned from the spice planet.

I was in the 8th grade the first time I ever tried to read "Dune." I had chosen the book for a book report and, despite having weeks to read all 900 pages of the tale of Muad'dib, I waited until the night before to start. But crafty-old-me had a plan. I was going to rent the movie (on VHS), then type up the report, and be ready to present to the class t…