{"id":5548,"date":"2016-03-03T15:59:28","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T15:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.primeadvertising.com\/blog\/?p=5548"},"modified":"2016-03-03T21:43:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T21:43:09","slug":"conquer-goals-with-two-minute-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.primeadvertising.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/conquer-goals-with-two-minute-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Conquer your goals with the Two-Minute Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.primeadvertising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2-minute_612x612.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5553\" src=\"http:\/\/www.primeadvertising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2-minute_612x612-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"2-minute_612x612\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.primeadvertising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2-minute_612x612-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.primeadvertising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2-minute_612x612-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.primeadvertising.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2-minute_612x612.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In case you missed it, Monday was Leap Day!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first Leap Day-related question that comes to mind is: \u201cWhat did you do with your extra day?\u201d Did you check a few more emails or schedule a meeting to start a new project? Maybe you took the day off to spend time with your family or go ice fishing before the ice on the lakes melt.<\/p>\n<p>In the hectic business world, having more time can be a luxury. To help you get more time out of your day throughout the year (not just on a Leap Year), we found a method that can help you stop procrastinating and jumpstart your projects and goals. This method is called the Two-Minute Rule.<\/p>\n<h3>How the Two-Minute Rule works:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>If a task takes two minutes or less to accomplish, do it now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This could be any small task, from washing your dishes after a meal to sending that follow-up email when the thought pops into your head. Instead of having the idea floating around in your brain or sitting idly on your to-do list, getting it done allows you to focus your energy on a larger task or goal.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a way to apply the rule to projects that take longer than two minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If it takes longer than two minutes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>The method suggests breaking down the goal into two-minute-sized chunks. Work on doing more on social media by writing out a schedule of how often you want to post. Want to start reading more? Read for two minutes on your lunch break!<\/p>\n<p>The best way to make the Two-Minute Rule work is to act on your thoughts. While I\u2019m not really a science person, they say that whatever is in motion will stay in motion. Starting your task when you think of it will help you follow through on completing it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"> Sources:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/james-clear\/how-to-stop-procrastinati_b_8922886.html\"><em>http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/james-clear\/how-to-stop-procrastinati_b_8922886.html<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/designtaxi.com\/news\/383277\/This-Simple-Two-Minute-Rule-Will-Help-You-Beat-Procrastination\/\"><em>http:\/\/designtaxi.com\/news\/383277\/This-Simple-Two-Minute-Rule-Will-Help-You-Beat-Procrastination\/<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed it, Monday was Leap Day! The first Leap Day-related question that comes to mind is: \u201cWhat did you do with your extra day?\u201d Did you check a few more emails or schedule a meeting to start a new project? Maybe you took the day off to spend time with your family [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[740,10],"tags":[765,763,760,762,764,766,761],"class_list":["post-5548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-organization","category-small-business-marketing","tag-2-minute-rule","tag-break-task-down-to-two-mintues","tag-conquer-more-with-the-2-minute-rule","tag-get-more-things-done-today","tag-starting-something-new-with-the-2-minute-rule","tag-two-minute-rule","tag-two-minute-rule-to-stop-procrastination"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Conquer your Goals with the Two-Minute Rule<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get more tasks done in your day with the help of the Two-Minute Rule. 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