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Trying to find hours to accomplish something can overwhelm us to the point where we just won't even start.
But maybe I have found a key. Think of your project as that elephant. You know the one? The one you can only eat one bite at a time (weird expression I know, certainly not one for an animal activist - but helpful for now).
If you need to write a letter, a story - just do it for 5 minutes. You might just be tempted to add on another 5 and then another 5.
The house is a mess? Spend 5 minutes doing one simple job - take a broom to the cobwebs, sort the washing, clean the bench, make the bed...
I often hear people say that they have no time to read. To that I say - if you really want to you will. It only takes 5 minutes!
I'm off to work on my new art project - for 5 minutes.
Asta x
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Stay tuned for the next interview. This man really walks the simple living talk.
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Great post Aster,I am very bad with the time management .
Ah Wimmera - so am I. That's why I am constantly on the lookout for something that might work for me. The 5 minute rule is deceptively simple - yet really helpful. I hope it helps you. Let me know. A x
ReplyDeleteMy spare room has been the bane of my existence, the monkey on my back, the nightmare in my sleep.....(run out of cliches) for YEARS now. I ordered a mini-skip for the week, and started with 5 minutes - you know, to work-out how I was going to tackle it. That went well, so I had a rest. Then did another five minutes that stretched into half an hour. Then rest. Then rest for a few days....THEN today, I thought I'd do another small chunk, and really made a huge dent in it - I actually stood in the middle of the room, something I haven't done for about 5 years. I can feel the stress of that room leaving, and am confident that by the end of the week I'll actually be using it....like a grown-up...!!! (and I cannot believe how much unnecessary JUNK I'd been hoarding in there - and not even useful junk, just pure junk.....) xxxx
ReplyDeleteHey Lush (love that name) - I am impressed. Job well done!!!
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