It’s easy to loose track of time after starting a 2-minute task. Although it’s a good thing that you can immerse yourself in a task that you had to use the 2-minute rule to begin with, losing track of time may leave you behind on everything else.Pay attention to your schedule and prioritize properly.

The Danger Of The 2—Minute Rule

<ul><li>If you're trying to build new habits and skills, making every step of the way an easily achievable 2-minute chunk, will make you more likely to do it over and over again.</li><li>The 2–Minute Rule works for big goals as well as small goals because of the inertia of life. Once you start doing something, it’s easier to continue doing it. It also teaches you to get to the point of getting things done.</li></ul>

The Benefits Of The 2-Minute Rule

<ul><li>If you can do it in less than two minutes, do it now (assuming you have no other, bigger priorities at the moment.)</li><li>When you start a new habit, make your goals into 2-minute bites, so they're easy to do any time.</li></ul>

The 2-Minute Rule

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The two-minute rule has its roots in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done">GTD</a>: If you can do it in less than two minutes, do it now (assuming you have no other, bigger priorities at the moment.) Over at the Buffer blog, James Clear adds another rule: When you start a new habit, make your goals into two-minute bites so they're easy to do any time.
We've mentioned the two minute rule in the context of David Allen's Getting Things Done productivity method before, specifically when it comes to <a href="http://lifehacker.com/the-weekly-review-how-one-hour-can-save-you-a-week-s-w-5908816">doing your weekly review</a>. If you're looking over your list of to-dos or things to follow-up on, if you can do it in two minutes, jump on it and get it out of the way. If it'll take longer than that-either because you need to research it, talk to someone else, look something up, or produce something, schedule it and <a href="http://lifehacker.com/build-your-own-productivity-style-by-remixing-the-best-5828033">get it into your productivity system</a> so you can tackle it when you're ready.
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James agrees, but takes it up a level and explains that if you're trying to build new habits and skills, if you make every step of the way a two-minute chunk that can be done anytime, you'll be more likely to do it over and over again:
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The 2-Minute Rule works for big goals as well as small goals because of the inertia of life. Once you start doing something, it's easier to continue doing it. I love the 2-Minute Rule because it embraces the idea that all sorts of good things happen once you get started. ... The 2-Minute Rule isn't about the results you achieve, but rather about the process of actually doing the work. The focus is on taking action and letting things flow from there.
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Of course, you can easily find yourself starting in on a to-do that'll take two minutes and then working on it for ages, so be careful James even cites this as an example in his article, linked below, as a good thing-we'd suggest some restraint. You don't want to while away an hour on a "two minute" to-do only to find yourself behind on everything else because you didn't properly prioritize. Even so, the idea is sound, and can help you both get things done, and start on that side hustle you've been meaning to get going. Like we've said before, <a href="http://lifehacker.com/getting-started-is-everything-5892576">getting started is everything</a>.
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<a href="http://blog.bufferapp.com/how-to-stop-procrastinating-by-using-the-2-minute-rule">How to Stop Procrastinating by Using the 2 Minute Rule</a> | The Buffer Blog
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The two-minute rule has its roots in GTD: If you can do it in less than two minutes, do it now (assuming you have no other, bigger priorities at the moment.) Over at the Buffer blog, James Clear adds another rule: When you start a new habit, make your goals into two-minute bites so they&#39;re easy to do any time.

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