quote of the day 2
I don't recall who said this, but I've found it helps me avoid procrastination:
"If it'll take less than two minutes to do, just do it."
First off, all y'all get your minds out of the gutter. :) What this phrase helps me with is all the little things that accumulate over the course of a work week. I'll come home on Friday and feel like kicking back and relaxing with a little bit of Civ 4 (where "little bit" = 4 hours), but first I remind myself, "If it only takes two minutes, just do it." So I write that check, take out that garbage, put away those clothes, etc. before I don the crown of Pharaoh Bryankhammen II and conquer Rome. Ideally, I will have followed this philosophy throughout the week so I won't have this pile of stuff to do.
2 Comments:
yeah, at work I always do the small things right away in the morning and right before I leave work (on the rare occasion there is any down time).
I think it really helps me concentrate on the big tasks that deserve the concentration, instead of being worried/annoyed about the little things. Not to mention being less likely to forget about them.
I had to giggle, 'cause my mind is always in the gutter. For those of you right there with me, it would be better to apply the principal of "anything worth doing is worth doing well", rather than the 2 minute rule.
yay for dirty minds.
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