LIFE HACKS
HERE’S YOUR LIFE HACK:
IF YOU’VE GOT A HUGE PILE OF WORK IN FRONT OF YOU AND YOU’RE DOING EVERYTHING EXCEPT ACTUALLY STARTING IT, TRY THE FOUR-MINUTE RULE.
DON’T TELL YOURSELF YOU HAVE TO FINISH ANYTHING. SET A TIMER AND COMMIT TO DOING IT FOR JUST FOUR MINUTES.
OPEN THE DOCUMENT. MAKE THE CALL. START CLEANING. WHATEVER IT IS.
WHEN THE TIMER GOES OFF, YOU’RE ALLOWED TO QUIT.
THE TRICK IS, STARTING IS OFTEN THE HARDEST PART. ONCE YOU’RE FOUR MINUTES IN, YOU’VE ALREADY BROKEN THROUGH THAT PROCRASTINATION WALL — AND IT’S A WHOLE LOT EASIER TO KEEP GOING.
FOUR MINUTES. THAT’S IT.
THAT’S YOUR LIFE HACK.