You will now pitch all those papers. You will now start to put into practice the P's of time management. If you give yourself two weeks, you'll take two weeks. I believe that Parkinson was not only referring to time, but space as well. You need a workable, flexible plan.
People spend more time planning their summer vacations then the rest of their life.
Start the project now. It's the putting off, and putting up with, that drives you nuts. In our fast paced society, it is very hard. We live in the age of speed. We are not working on cures for medical research, or writing treaties for a world peace alliance.