So much can happen in just 60 seconds.
It's usually tiny tasks like hanging up your coat, making your bed, refilling your water bottle, or texting someone back. But as anyone knows, these seemingly small things can pile up without you even realizing, and take a (not-so-tiny) amount of time when you finally *do* get to them.
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I first learned about it years ago, but recently decided to try it after listening to this episode of Happier with Gretchen Rubin (her post about it is here).
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I'm pretty organized and on top of *some* things, but there are still so many little things I tend to just ignore, or put off, even though on some level I'd really like to get them done.
For example, while I'm in the middle of cooking a meal, I'll fully intend to do the dishes after eating. But when that time comes, I'm more likely to just leave the dishes for the next night (then the next...and the next).
So TBH, I lightly dreaded this experiment at first because I knew it'd cut into my "me" time. But I also wanted to be more motivated to do small things in the moment. I comforted myself with the reminder that if I hated it, it'd at least be over in seven days.
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Honestly, you'd be amazed at what you can get done in just five minutes. While it did cut about 20 minutes from my prized nightly veg-out-on-the-couch time, it *also* saved me from spending my Saturday morning dealing with stuff that piled up throughout the week.
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Of course as with anything like this, YMMV. But it costs literally nothing and could be really worth it in the end! If you're feeling intimidated, do what I did: Choose to do it for a week, or even like, three days, and see if it's something you want to keep.
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