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The Logic Behind The Two-Minute Rule
- Incorporating the two-minute rule as a habit should make it easier to follow, in time.
- Once you start working on something, the chances of your giving up on it are negligible.
- It provides a solution to all those small tasks that tend to get overshadowed and forgotten in the wake of big and critical projects.
- It helps you create a mindset that avoids procrastination. Once you get used to implementing the rule, you can extend it to lengthier tasks.
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Steps For Using The Two-Minute Rule
- Write a To-do list with all the items on your agenda today
- Analyze which tasks can be completed quickly, in less than two minutes
- Create a new list in the order of completion time
- Schedule tasks that take a longer time to complete for later
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Two ways to apply the two-minute rule
- Completing quick tasks. Often, the little tasks like needing to book a doctor's appointment or sending an email can fill our minds and haunt us. The longer we put something off, the harder it seems to do.
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Advantages of the two-minute rule
- The two-minute rule is simple and straightforward to implement.
- It prevents procrastination before it starts. Instead of adding a task to a list to do in the future, it can be done now.
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