The best tip I ever learned was the twenty minute rule.
It’s daunting to think about carrying a task to completion, but very easy to commit twenty minutes to dishes, cleaning the bathroom, gardening, drawing, whatever. You can get a lot done in an hour by working at different things twenty minutes at a time.
Even better: if a task takes less than 3 minutes to perform, just stop what you’re doing and do it.
It’s such a great way to get things done, because eventually you will train your brain into thinking of major projects as a series of bite-sized tasks.
More often than not I blow through the amount of time I tell myself I’m going to spend. One of the few examples where lying to myself produces a positive result, and keeps working. even though, by now, I know I’m lying to myself.
The best tip I ever learned was the twenty minute rule.
It’s daunting to think about carrying a task to completion, but very easy to commit twenty minutes to dishes, cleaning the bathroom, gardening, drawing, whatever. You can get a lot done in an hour by working at different things twenty minutes at a time.
Also, if you’re still stuck in bed unable to do 20 minutes, do NOT beat yourself up. Take care of yourself and aim for 10 minutes tomorrow.
Even better: if a task takes less than 3 minutes to perform, just stop what you’re doing and do it.
It’s such a great way to get things done, because eventually you will train your brain into thinking of major projects as a series of bite-sized tasks.
That’s a good one, too. ‘Bite-sized tasks’ is now part of my lexicon.
More often than not I blow through the amount of time I tell myself I’m going to spend. One of the few examples where lying to myself produces a positive result, and keeps working. even though, by now, I know I’m lying to myself.
Exactly, it tricks you into believing in yourself. Just don’t tell the others, let them find out for themselves.