4. The five-minute rule
- By promising yourself that you will spend just five minutes on an outstanding task, you eliminate many of the excuses that stop you from starting.
- Often, once the five minutes are finished, the motivation to continue remains.
- Even if you move on to another productive task, the small jobs completed within the five minutes still represent an important contribution to your overall output. As ever, it is these small tasks that we put off the most.
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