How to Stop Procrastinating by Using the Two-Minute Rule
4 concepts to master
Decisive Moments
ConceptKey choices that significantly influence the direction of one's day and future habits.
How It Works
These moments act as forks in the road, where each decision sets the stage for subsequent actions and choices, leading to either productive or unproductive outcomes.
Two-Minute Rule
ConceptA strategy to make new habits easier to start by scaling them down to actions that take less than two minutes.
How It Works
By making the initial step extremely easy, it reduces resistance and makes it more likely that the habit will be initiated, creating a 'gateway habit' that leads to more substantial actions.
Habit Shaping
ConceptA method for gradually building a larger habit by starting with a small, manageable behavior and incrementally increasing its scope or duration.
How It Works
It involves mastering each stage of the habit before moving on to the next, maintaining focus on the initial two minutes to ensure consistency and prevent overwhelm.
Standardize Before You Optimize
ConceptThe principle that a habit must be consistently established before it can be refined or improved.
How It Works
Ensuring consistent execution of a habit first allows for a solid foundation upon which improvements can be made, otherwise optimization efforts are ineffective.