While I'm using the University term paper as an example, I'm more interested in people's real life experiences, i.e. a home business or being a stay at home parent.

Student A: Two weeks to write her paper- from day one she carefully plans, organizes, cuts, pastes, modifies, strategizes, brainstorms, reorganizes, writes, and rewrites her paper over a steady pace of the two weeks and
MARK RECEIVED: A+
TOTAL TIME SPENT: 27 hours.

Student B: Two weeks to write her paper- thought about it for a few moments the first day, forgot about it for the next 5 days because it wasn't pressing. Thought about it again the following week and her wheels are turning and the light clicks on, must put million dollar renaissance notion down on paper- forgets about it for another three days. The night before- 'allnighter,' 8 cups of coffee and barely in on the nick of time.
MARK RECEIVED: A+
TOTAL TIME SPENT: 8 hours.

Which student would you rather be?
Which employee would you hire?
Is one person better than the other?
Which one would you rather marry?
Who would you vote for Company President?