The 11 Minute Rule

At times I would spend hour after hour, day after day, and week after week putting things off. I would make endless excuses such as not having enough time, not considering the task to be of importance, and making up other excuses that are simply too embarrassing to mention :( And yet when I finally started the task, I wondered why in the world I had put it off for so long.

Today I use the 11 Minute Rule. I tell myself that I will work on the task for ONLY 11 minutes, and then if I choose to I will stop – or NOT. It’s funny though, how 11 minutes soon turns into 30 minutes, 1 hour, and by the time I know it the task is done :)