Most of the tasks that you procrastinate on aren’t actually difficult to do — you have the talent and skills to accomplish them — you just avoid starting them for one reason or another.
According to this post in Business Insider, the 2-Minute Rule overcomes procrastination and laziness by making it so easy to start taking action that you can’t say no.
There are two parts to the 2-Minute Rule…
Part 1: If it takes less than two minutes, then do it now. It’s surprising how many things we put off that we could get done in two minutes or less. If a task takes less than two minutes to complete, then follow the rule and do it right now.
Part 2: When you start a new habit, it should take less than two minutes to do. Can all of your goals be accomplished in less than two minutes? Obviously not. But, every goal can be started in two minutes or less. And that’s the purpose behind this little rule. It might sound like this strategy is too basic for your grand life goals, but it works for any goal because of one simple reason: the physics of real life.