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What do you swear by? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Brand, thing, behavior, method, advice, mantra, etc.

I swear by Blackwing pencils.

Also, the 'two minute rule', which has really improved my life: "if it takes two minutes or less to do, just do it now; if it takes longer, schedule it." I've got untreated attention issues and it's very easy for me to notice something needing done, and overlook or procrastinate it because it seems inconvenient in the moment. Having a totally painless rule that forces me to acknowledge that thing I should pick up, that trash bag I should change, etc, or, to at least put on my calendar anything I mustn't forget in the long run has been great for me.

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[โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Or when you have like 59 things that take under two minutes, so you have to spend hours doing them anyway. So you just don't do them because you don't want to have to spend hours on chores on your one day off.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 3 years ago

    Isn't this the point though? Like, if you spot that (let's concretize) the trash is starting to overflow, you can either take it out right now which will take you 2 minutes and (hopefully) barely interrupt your day, or you can add it to your list of things to do. And so you get that list of 59 things by ignoring the 2-minute rule, not by applying it.

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