The 2 Minute Rule

We all struggle with motivation. Motivating yourself to do something is the hardest thing to motivate yourself to do. Often, once we push past that initial pain we realise that we’re actually enjoying something we didn’t want to do 2 minutes ago. So how do we get over that? Try the 2 Minute Rule.

Let’s take something simple like taking the dog for a walk. Let’s say you really can’t be bothered. Next time you find yourself with these thoughts, try saying this to yourself:

“I’ll try it, for 2 minutes.”

You’ll find once you force yourself to get over the initial pain, you’ll love it. I wrote this article in that way. In fact, I wrote this article by doing this very thing.

Trust me, it works. See James Clear’s article for more information about this.