Comments on: The 2 Minute Trick http://feint.me/2010/01/the-2-minute-trick/ Startup blog of Anthony Feint Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:30:03 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Matt at How To Get A Grip http://feint.me/2010/01/the-2-minute-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-4815 Matt at How To Get A Grip Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:04:55 +0000 http://feint.me/?p=543#comment-4815 Too true. I find that the two minute rule is great for stuff done at your desk: emails, bank payments, phone calls. Around the house, though, where a lot of my crap tends to accumulate, I stick to an "eight-minute rule". Stuff like loading the dishwasher, hanging laundry, shining shoes, taking out garbage. A lot of this stuff takes less than eight minutes. But if it takes more, it gets put off. ... or I pay somebody to come and take care of it ... .-= Matt at How To Get A Grip´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HowToGetAGrip/~3/pW4K03GTRRs/" rel="nofollow">Get rid of some stuff</a> =-. Too true. I find that the two minute rule is great for stuff done at your desk: emails, bank payments, phone calls.

Around the house, though, where a lot of my crap tends to accumulate, I stick to an “eight-minute rule”. Stuff like loading the dishwasher, hanging laundry, shining shoes, taking out garbage.

A lot of this stuff takes less than eight minutes. But if it takes more, it gets put off.

… or I pay somebody to come and take care of it …
.-= Matt at How To Get A Grip´s last blog ..Get rid of some stuff =-.

]]> By: Eric http://feint.me/2010/01/the-2-minute-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-4792 Eric Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:35:34 +0000 http://feint.me/?p=543#comment-4792 This is pretty good. Not only are you putting off putting off doing something because it's so fast to do but you're actually getting a lot more done because there's a lot of little things that can be done during the day in 2 minutes. Good thought here... Will remember this one. :) .-= Eric´s last blog ..<a href="http://bluepop13.com/2010/01/25/lets-help-each-other/" rel="nofollow">Lets Help Each Other</a> =-. This is pretty good. Not only are you putting off putting off doing something because it’s so fast to do but you’re actually getting a lot more done because there’s a lot of little things that can be done during the day in 2 minutes.

Good thought here… Will remember this one. :)
.-= Eric´s last blog ..Lets Help Each Other =-.

]]> By: Anthony http://feint.me/2010/01/the-2-minute-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-4727 Anthony Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:45:12 +0000 http://feint.me/?p=543#comment-4727 I like the 3,2,1 idea. Simple things work! Productivity shouldn't be complicated. And thanks fro stopping by Chrisitaan, hope to see you around here again! I like the 3,2,1 idea. Simple things work! Productivity shouldn’t be complicated.

And thanks fro stopping by Chrisitaan, hope to see you around here again!

]]> By: ChrisitaanH - Mind the Beginner http://feint.me/2010/01/the-2-minute-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-4726 ChrisitaanH - Mind the Beginner Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:41:25 +0000 http://feint.me/?p=543#comment-4726 You know, this is one of those little lifehacks I just keep on using. It's so damn simple that it just works. Postponing all those little tasks lets the accumulate into huge collections of energy draining thoughts of things you still need to do. The only downside is that if you're doing something important and you stop for two minutes to do some small task that it can be distracting. Other than that, it's brilliant in it's simplicity. And indeed it gives a small sense of achievement that you just finished a task. In much the same way as ticking something from your to-do list is so very fulfilling. I'd like to share a small trick I learned from fellow blogger Carl Nelson (Drop of Change) the 3.2.1. trick for doing stuff: Think of something you need to be doing right now Count down.. 3... 2.. 1. Now GO DO IT! Again, brilliant in it's simplicity but these two together get a lot of things done around here. Greets, Christiaan .-= ChrisitaanH - Mind the Beginner´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MindTheBeginner/~3/jQGDcF75lik/" rel="nofollow">The Rule of 7 and Effective Writing</a> =-. You know, this is one of those little lifehacks I just keep on using. It’s so damn simple that it just works. Postponing all those little tasks lets the accumulate into huge collections of energy draining thoughts of things you still need to do.
The only downside is that if you’re doing something important and you stop for two minutes to do some small task that it can be distracting. Other than that, it’s brilliant in it’s simplicity. And indeed it gives a small sense of achievement that you just finished a task. In much the same way as ticking something from your to-do list is so very fulfilling.

I’d like to share a small trick I learned from fellow blogger Carl Nelson (Drop of Change) the 3.2.1. trick for doing stuff:

Think of something you need to be doing right now
Count down.. 3… 2.. 1.
Now GO DO IT!

Again, brilliant in it’s simplicity but these two together get a lot of things done around here.

Greets, Christiaan
.-= ChrisitaanH – Mind the Beginner´s last blog ..The Rule of 7 and Effective Writing =-.

]]> By: John http://feint.me/2010/01/the-2-minute-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-4718 John Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:05:05 +0000 http://feint.me/?p=543#comment-4718 Nice post Anthony. This is a common technique in gtd and as you mentioned really easy to implement. Nice post Anthony. This is a common technique in gtd and as you mentioned really easy to implement.

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