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I Lived By The One-Minute Rule For An Entire Week

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So much can happen in just 60 seconds.

Have you heard of the ~One-Minute Rule~? It goes like this: If you notice a task that will take less than one minute to do, just do it right away.

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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Basically, the One-Minute Rule is a way to trick yourself into doing all of those little things you put off because they seem kinda annoying in the moment.

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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Seems simple enough, right? So I decided to spend an entire week living by it.

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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And (spoiler alert!) it's a habit I intend to keep, y'all. Here's what I discovered: Most tasks aren't as annoying as they seem. And the end result is worth each little minute.

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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The bottom line? If you're looking for a way to have a neater, cleaner space — and a shorter to-do list — without putting in much effort at all, I think the One-Minute Rule's definitely worth a try.

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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