Sometimes you spend less than 10 minutes on a task (no more time back – yay!), and sometimes that alarm goes off and you`re still on the phone (no, I`m not suggesting you hang up when the alarm clock rings). Don`t feel bad if you get crushed – just write it down for next time. Chances are you`ll feel good, dopamine circulation hits, and you`ll naturally go well beyond the 10-minute mark. You will feel as fresh as this pineapple with shapes. By far, the most effective way to find extra time in your day is to outsource things to your to-do list that someone else can easily do in 10 minutes or less. For example, I have a very successful and esteemed colleague who claims that one of the pillars of his success is that he “says `yes` to everything, but only performs the tasks that only he can do best.” He delegates everything else. The ten-minute rule of productivity is to “fool” your limbic system by persuading you to start. Instead of focusing on the result, it`s about focusing on the result. Avoid over-planning and rethinking. Don`t say you`re going to read a chapter of this book; Let`s say you`re going to read for ten minutes.
Don`t say you`re going to run a 5K; Suppose you walk for ten minutes. Don`t say you`re going to create a new feature. Suppose you program for ten minutes. By 6 p.m., we were done – and we felt really good about it. The other team that didn`t apply the 10-minute rule? They finished it at 9. Since science says fear is the hardest emotion to tolerate, eliminating fear could be the key to doing your best. So, instead of wasting time on fear, the 10-minute rule helps you immediately immerse yourself in a task. This is a version of the year of intent task list that allows you to rank your list by importance.
You can also estimate the completion time of each of them, allowing you to visually select inconsistencies or tasks that may take too long (and need to be broken down into smaller parts, as mentioned above). Once your list is ranked and estimated, you can easily select three tasks per day that can be completed according to the ten-minute rule! My favorite tool to get things done? The 10-minute timer on my phone. The ten-minute rule is a great way to be productive, boost motivation, and improve your time management skills. Ideal for exercise, homework or cleaning tasks! But others advocated variations with different time commitments, such as James Clear`s 2-minute rule or Andrea Bonior`s 5-minute rule. The truth is that no matter how long you are more comfortable with, and you should definitely experiment – the principles remain the same. The other reason the 10-minute rule works is that it helps drown out those overly negative thoughts. This is one of the easiest productivity tricks you`ll ever find. But I`ve found that the simplest tricks are usually the most effective! For the ten-minute rule, you just need to find a ten-minute free time. Take your to-do list, find the most important point, and let it do what it takes to accomplish that task for ten minutes. Don`t stop unless the house is on fire or someone is bleeding.
Why does it work? Because there`s a good chance that once you`ve started, you`ll continue for more than ten minutes. When you don`t want to do something, you often build it in your head to be worse than it actually is. But once you get started, you can realistically estimate the duration and difficulty of the task. This process eliminates most of the fear. Once you start using the ten-minute rule in your life, you`ll find that most of these tasks on your to-do list take much less time than you think. I`d be willing to bet that at least half of the items on your to-do list can be completed in less than 10 minutes. The idea is to start the task as easily as possible. The engagement is so low that it can`t hurt to try it.
It works even better if you give yourself a reward. “I`m going to do this thing for ten minutes. Once I reach the ten-minute mark, I will decide if I want to continue. Whatever I decide, I get that specific reward when I don`t feel like working on that task anymore. Sometimes it`s helpful to set a timer on your phone for ten minutes. It can be difficult to accurately estimate when you do something you don`t really feel. 😉 This is one of the basic strategies I use in Journey to Clean to maintain your home every day. Set a timer for ten minutes and simply clean up – no matter what or where! Do not stop until this timer starts. But the ten-minute rule can be used for much more than just cleaning. When I first challenge my teams to implement the 10-minute rule, I usually encounter skepticism. Questions like “It`s crazy – can I really create this great Excel template in 10-minute increments?” and “Do you tell me you do this in your personal life, take 10-minute showers, and do 10-minute workouts?” abound. (By the way, the answer to both of these questions is “Yes!”) Motions in favour of the ten-minute rule take place in the Main House of Commons after Question Time, most Tuesdays and Wednesdays around 12:45 p.m.
Whoever has reserved the broadcast space, he or she introduces his or her bill and has the right to speak for 10 minutes to convince the House of its merits. After the 10 minutes have elapsed, another member may speak for another 10 minutes to speak against the bill. The Speaker then calls a vote to decide whether the bill should receive second reading if it is debated at a later date. The Speaker will divide the House for a recorded count of votes if there is resistance.