Start Small to Build Momentum
If a task takes longer than 2 minutes, just commit to starting it for two minutes. Often, getting started is the hardest part—once you begin, you’ll likely continue.
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Procrastination often happens because tasks seem overwhelming. The 2-Minute Rule, introduced by David Allen in Getting Things Done, is a simple technique to overcome this by making tasks feel effortless.
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Start with the easiest part
The most difficult step in completing a task is getting started.
Starting at the easiest part takes less emotional resistance, and once we get started, we tend to get on a roll, which gives us the momentum to keep going.
The 2-minute rule
If a task takes less than 2 minutes, then do it now.
If the effort to keep remembering a task is more than just getting it out of the way now, then do it.
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