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Comments above on imposing deadlines on yourself are absolutely right.
On IndyPac I had a schedule in mind because I had a flight to catch and needed to be back for work. Once that schedule looked hard to keep to, after about a week, it drove me mad. I was constantly working out how many km I needed to do that day, worrying about what things I would do in what order if I got to Sydney just in time, thinking that, as I didn't have time to get to Sydney, I might as well stop riding now, etc, etc.
I would have enjoyed it a lot more if I hadn't that worry and could have just ridden.
A big part of this stuff is escapism.
It's a great feeling to not know what day it is, and not care.