Get started with 2-minute rule

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Post by hoanhan101 » Tue, Oct 27, 2020, 8:13 PM UTC

Get started with 2-minute rule
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Re: Get started with 2-minute rule

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Post by baconomatic » Tue, Oct 27, 2020, 8:58 PM UTC

This is similar to how I approach things on my todo list as well. If the task is going to take less than five minutes just do it now and be done with it.

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Post by devsquid » Tue, Oct 27, 2020, 9:20 PM UTC

"Eat more vegetables → Eat an apple" I lol'd

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Post by mtgx » Tue, Oct 27, 2020, 9:37 PM UTC

This should probably be a book.

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Post by cheschire » Tue, Oct 27, 2020, 9:44 PM UTC

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

A two minute push-up would be fuckin brutal.

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Post by rsiqueira » Tue, Oct 27, 2020, 9:48 PM UTC

There's a quote about this rule (get started and the job will be easier to complete):

  "What you can do, or dream you can, begin it,
  Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
  Only engage, and then the mind grows heated,
  Begin it, and the work will be completed!"
    - Goethe

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Post by pqdbr » Tue, Oct 27, 2020, 9:52 PM UTC

This works wonders, and I first learnt about this approach in the Atomic Habits book [0]. I highly recommend it. I can list at least ten good daily habits that I have developed after reading the book, like doing 2 sets of pull-ups every morning, not forgetting to take vitamins, reviewing my Anki decks, reading books (a couple of minutes in bed, kindle), making the bed, so on.

[0] (Non affiliated link) https://www.amazon.com.br/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/d...

EDIT: just realized that the jamesclear.com link that the article links to is the book's author, lol.

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Post by phoe-krk » Tue, Oct 27, 2020, 10:23 PM UTC

rsiqueira wrote: post #6

There's a quote about this rule (get started and the job will be easier to complete): "What you can do, or dream you can, begin it, Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated, Begin it, and the work will be completed!" - Goethe

I have decided to use the HN favorite function for the first time today, and I used it on your post.

Thank you for this quote!

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Post by kadavy » Tue, Oct 27, 2020, 10:36 PM UTC

This can also be useful for habit formation.

For example, in the book "One Small Step," the author tells the story of a client he told to stand on her treadmill every day.

She was not to even turn it on. Only to stand on it. After a week of that, then she could turn it on. Bit by bit, she built the habit.

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Post by Johnny555 » Tue, Oct 27, 2020, 10:37 PM UTC

I was just about to start on a project, but stopped to read this article instead. I'll start the project later, after I catch up on comments.