Beat Procrastination With the (10+2)*5 Rule
A great productivity hack for procrastinators and people with a long list of very short tasks.
Over the course of an hour, you’ll put in 50 minutes of work. But because you only need to commit to 10 minutes at a time (and you know you’re guaranteed a break soon), it can make larger commitments feel less daunting.
You need a timer that is easy to reset and a reduced subset of your to-do list with tasks that can be worked on (not necessarily completed) in blocks of 10 minutes or less.
How it works:
10 Minutes of Work Work for ten minutes with single-minded focus on moving toward completion on a single task
2 Minute Break After ten minutes you get a 2-minute break to do whatever you want. When the two minutes are up, it’s back to work on the next task on your list
Rinse and Repeat Repeat #1 and #2 four more times for a total of one hour’s working/breaking