We can all agree that the ability to use your time smartly, be incredibly productive when studying, and having sound organizational and time management skills are tremendously important elements of being successful in your studies.
So how valuable would it be if we could tell you one simple little technique that can make you more productive straight away? How much time could you save and how much more productive could you be over the entire course of your studies (keeping in mind that your "studies" could be anywhere from 1 to 10 years depending on what grade you are currently in?)
What if I was to tell you that the technique is also easy to comprehend and even easier to apply - but it can still have a considerable effect on how you use your time? Sounds good doesn't it!
A productivity guru named David Allen developed what is now known as the "Two Minute Rule". The two minute rule is exactly as it sounds and it works in the following way.
Whenever an interruption to your study time (or any time that is important to you or your success) occurs you simply ask yourself: "Can I resolve this disruption in two minutes or less?"
If you answer "yes, I sure can" then you take the action to handle the distraction straight away. You move quickly and efficiently to resolve what needs to be resolved. This could be anything at all - such as sending a text message, replying to an email, taking the garbage out - but you should only take action straight away if you can address it in two minutes or less. If you think "no, I can't take care of this that quickly" then you don't take action on it. Instead, you add it to a to-do list and make a note to take care of it at a later time.
That is the essence of the two minute rule. Did I tell you it was simple? I kept that promise didn't I!
Even though this is a simple solution it is also a very powerful solution. Often the time when we are most productive is also the time when we are being interrupted the most. Often those interruptions can become quite lengthy and threaten to take our entire focus for long periods of time. This is not a good outcome if we are trying to study or get something important done.
A major benefit of using this approach is that you deal with distractions and disruptions as they occur and you handle them in record pace (two minutes or less remember!) Because you have made a conscious decision that if you are going to resolve the distraction it must be resolved within two minutes, you have established a focus and an allowable time limit. If the distraction begins to take longer than two minutes to handle, you simply stop and go back to what you were doing (and add it to your to-do list obviously).
A secondary benefit of the two minute rule is that you have organized and prioritized a to-do list. Instead of just addressing every distraction as it arises, you ignore those distractions that are going to take longer than two minutes - but because you have them written down as something to complete later you have instantly become more organized.
This idea is simple but the results can be amazing. You will become more productive, more organized and less distracted. By anyone's measure that is a great result! Give it a go for a week and see how productive you can be.
So how valuable would it be if we could tell you one simple little technique that can make you more productive straight away? How much time could you save and how much more productive could you be over the entire course of your studies (keeping in mind that your "studies" could be anywhere from 1 to 10 years depending on what grade you are currently in?)
What if I was to tell you that the technique is also easy to comprehend and even easier to apply - but it can still have a considerable effect on how you use your time? Sounds good doesn't it!
A productivity guru named David Allen developed what is now known as the "Two Minute Rule". The two minute rule is exactly as it sounds and it works in the following way.
Whenever an interruption to your study time (or any time that is important to you or your success) occurs you simply ask yourself: "Can I resolve this disruption in two minutes or less?"
If you answer "yes, I sure can" then you take the action to handle the distraction straight away. You move quickly and efficiently to resolve what needs to be resolved. This could be anything at all - such as sending a text message, replying to an email, taking the garbage out - but you should only take action straight away if you can address it in two minutes or less. If you think "no, I can't take care of this that quickly" then you don't take action on it. Instead, you add it to a to-do list and make a note to take care of it at a later time.
That is the essence of the two minute rule. Did I tell you it was simple? I kept that promise didn't I!
Even though this is a simple solution it is also a very powerful solution. Often the time when we are most productive is also the time when we are being interrupted the most. Often those interruptions can become quite lengthy and threaten to take our entire focus for long periods of time. This is not a good outcome if we are trying to study or get something important done.
A major benefit of using this approach is that you deal with distractions and disruptions as they occur and you handle them in record pace (two minutes or less remember!) Because you have made a conscious decision that if you are going to resolve the distraction it must be resolved within two minutes, you have established a focus and an allowable time limit. If the distraction begins to take longer than two minutes to handle, you simply stop and go back to what you were doing (and add it to your to-do list obviously).
A secondary benefit of the two minute rule is that you have organized and prioritized a to-do list. Instead of just addressing every distraction as it arises, you ignore those distractions that are going to take longer than two minutes - but because you have them written down as something to complete later you have instantly become more organized.
This idea is simple but the results can be amazing. You will become more productive, more organized and less distracted. By anyone's measure that is a great result! Give it a go for a week and see how productive you can be.
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