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The solution isn't more willpower. It's a simple behavioral hack called . How It Works The rule has two distinct parts: 1. If it takes less than two minutes, do it immediately. When you notice a small task (washing one dish, replying to a text, hanging up your coat), do it right then. Don't add it to a list. Don't schedule it. Just execute.

Small tasks lingering in your head waste more mental energy (2–5 minutes of worry) than the task itself takes to complete. 2. Start any big task by doing just two minutes of it. Want to exercise? Put on your workout clothes. Need to write a report? Open the document and write one sentence. Have to clean the garage? Walk out there and move one box. vovagoose

We all have those tasks we keep putting off: sending that email, logging an expense, or putting away the laundry. They aren't difficult, but they feel mentally heavy . The solution isn't more willpower