The 5 Minute Rule
A stress free way to get through hard tasks
This is a great rule for perfectionists, and it’s another way to deal with procrastination.
If you have a task that you don’t want to do, just commit to working on it for five minutes. If you’re procrastinating for whatever reason - whether it’s just something you don’t like doing or you don’t know how to start. Commit to at least five minutes of work.
Here’s the thing. Zero guilt if you don’t want to continue after five minutes. Just commit to five minutes. That’s it.
Zero guilt
If the inertia is enough to get you over the hump, then keep going and get it done. If the task is still causing frustration for whatever reason, walk away.
This is a simple, low-stress habit hack that can help you leap the hurdles that get in the way of important tasks.
For this to work, commit to the concept. If you’re not feeling it after working for five minutes, let yourself stop working on it. The point of the five minute rule is to take away the stress that comes from working on a seemingly difficult task.
No more beginning stress
Getting started is the worst part. We put off difficult tasks because we don’t even know how to begin. All you can think about are all the things you need to do, so you don’t even know where to start.
But once you get started, 99% of the time, you realize that it’s not that hard, and you totally know how to handle it. The problem is getting started.
Hence the 5 minute rule.
This doesn’t mean you won’t encounter difficult tasks or just things you don’t like to do. But it’s a way of getting rid of anxiety and unnecessary stress that weighs on your brain and prevents it from being effective.
Get rid of the stress with the “no commitment” 5 minute rule, and you’ll find that you can get more done.
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