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?)
The good news is that even though the technique I am about to share with you will have a major impact on how productive you are it is still very easy to use and very easy to understand. Now how often can you say that?
The name of this technique is the "Two Minute Rule". A productivity specialist by the name of David Allen created it and has been espousing its brilliance ever since. So let's take a look at the way it dramatically improves your productivity and reduces your distractions.
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 can address and resolve the interruption in two minutes or less then go for it. Spend two minutes or less immediately taking the action required to handle whatever it is. Take charge and knock the interruption on the head straight away. However, if it can't be handled in two minutes or less then write it down on a to-do list and come back to it later when you have more time to address it.
And that's all there is too it - nothing more and nothing less! Pretty simple isn't it?
Now, this may seem like a very simple solution but don't dismiss the power of using this technique. Often the times when we are trying to get things done can also be the times when we are exposed to many distractions and disruptions. When those distractions (think friends, siblings, after school activities, parents) take us away from our primary focus (like getting a draft of an essay done for example) for longer than a few minutes we can totally lose sight of what we were doing and as a result become far less productive because we constantly have to keep re-focusing.
A great benefit of the two minute rule is that you are quickly and effectively taking care of any distractions as they occur, and you are also creating a new rule that you can live your life by - "If I can't resolve it in two minutes or less I'm not addressing it until the important stuff is done!" By doing this, you have created a brilliant new habit.
A further benefit of this approach is that you won't forget tasks you need to complete and they will either be completed straight away (in two minutes or less of course) or you will have added them to your to-do list.
Simple idea? You bet. Will it increase your productivity and help eliminate distractions? It sure will. Will you become an organizational guru if you use this technique? You just might! When you handle distractions as soon as they arise (either by adding them to a list or taking care of them in two minutes or less) you will find that you start achieving far more in far less time - the essence of productivity. Give it a go for a week, a month and then a year. You will be very surprised by what you can achieve in just two minutes or less!
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?)
The good news is that even though the technique I am about to share with you will have a major impact on how productive you are it is still very easy to use and very easy to understand. Now how often can you say that?
The name of this technique is the "Two Minute Rule". A productivity specialist by the name of David Allen created it and has been espousing its brilliance ever since. So let's take a look at the way it dramatically improves your productivity and reduces your distractions.
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 can address and resolve the interruption in two minutes or less then go for it. Spend two minutes or less immediately taking the action required to handle whatever it is. Take charge and knock the interruption on the head straight away. However, if it can't be handled in two minutes or less then write it down on a to-do list and come back to it later when you have more time to address it.
And that's all there is too it - nothing more and nothing less! Pretty simple isn't it?
Now, this may seem like a very simple solution but don't dismiss the power of using this technique. Often the times when we are trying to get things done can also be the times when we are exposed to many distractions and disruptions. When those distractions (think friends, siblings, after school activities, parents) take us away from our primary focus (like getting a draft of an essay done for example) for longer than a few minutes we can totally lose sight of what we were doing and as a result become far less productive because we constantly have to keep re-focusing.
A great benefit of the two minute rule is that you are quickly and effectively taking care of any distractions as they occur, and you are also creating a new rule that you can live your life by - "If I can't resolve it in two minutes or less I'm not addressing it until the important stuff is done!" By doing this, you have created a brilliant new habit.
A further benefit of this approach is that you won't forget tasks you need to complete and they will either be completed straight away (in two minutes or less of course) or you will have added them to your to-do list.
Simple idea? You bet. Will it increase your productivity and help eliminate distractions? It sure will. Will you become an organizational guru if you use this technique? You just might! When you handle distractions as soon as they arise (either by adding them to a list or taking care of them in two minutes or less) you will find that you start achieving far more in far less time - the essence of productivity. Give it a go for a week, a month and then a year. You will be very surprised by what you can achieve in just two minutes or less!
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