![]() ![]() That's the beauty of the ten minute rule! Sometimes, all it takes is a little bit of momentum to start a flurry of productivity. If you're still just not in a groove, let it go for now - however, I'm going to go ahead and predict that the majority of the time, you'll find that those ten minutes of work spurred a little bit of a pep in your step. If you've committed a solid, hard-working ten minutes to that task and it's not quite done, see how you're feeling about completing it. ![]() Now, what happens when those ten minutes are over and you're not finished with a task? That's entirely up to you and your motivation level at that point. If they can't, it might be time to start breaking those bigger goals down into smaller, easy-to-complete chunks. I would be willing to bet that at least half of your to do list items can be accomplished in under 10 minutes. Once you start using the 10 Minute Rule in your life, you'll realize that most of those tasks on your to do list take a lot less time that you think. But the ten minute rule can be used for so much more than just cleaning. Set a timer for 10 minutes and just clean - it doesn't matter what or where! Just don't stop until that timer goes off. □ This is one of the core strategies I use in Journey to Clean to keep your house maintained every day. Sometimes it helps to set a 10 minute timer on your can be difficult to accurately gauge time when you're doing something you're not really feeling. Don't stop unless the house is on fire or somebody's bleeding. Take your to do list, find the most important item, and just make yourself do whatever it takes to complete that task for ten minutes. But, I've found that the simplest tricks are usually the most effective! For The Ten Minute Rule, all you have to do is find a ten minute chunk of free time. This is one of the simplest productivity tricks you're ever going to find. I'm kind of a stickler for keeping up with my editorial calendar for the blog, so I invoked one of my favorite productivity tricks. It's not necessarily that I didn't want to write it - just that the motivation in the midst of summer with my kids wasn't there.īut, when push comes to shove - sometimes you just have to muster through, no matter your motivation level. I think that's just part of the human experience - feeling 100% ready to work at all times would be exhausting! And I am in no way an exception to this - as a matter of fact, I've had a week of just "blah" when trying to write this post. We all have times (or days, weeks, months) when we're feeling unproductive. Great for exercise, homework, or cleaning tasks! The 10 minute rule is a great way to be productive, increase motivation, and reduce procrastination. ![]()
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