I hate stressing about the easy things I haven’t done because I “don’t have the time.” I know that’s nonsense. I have the 10-20 minutes it will take. I need to momentum and confidence that I can get in and out in those 20 minutes, and not go to bed 2 hours later instead. So I’ve been trying this.
I took the standard Pomodoro technique which is 25 minutes on, 5 minutes off.
My version for the short sprint:
- 20-minute timer, but I’m usually done faster,.
- Something random from Spotify Music I’ve never heard before (no lyrics).
- One task. One browser tab, no email, no pretending.
At the end, I don’t just take a break. I’ll do one physical movement. Walk in the yard, do a few pushups, stretch, whatever. It breaks the trance and resets the brain. Plus, my mind is focused now that one middling thing is done.