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!
The technique is called the "Two Minute Rule" and it was created by a productivity expert named David Allen (we just thought we should add that in case you thought we created it!) Let's look at how this works.
Whenever something interrupts what you are doing or threatens to steal away your precious study time (like a friend calling you on the phone or someone sending you a Facebook message) you just ask yourself: "Can this be handled 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.
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 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? Yes. Productivity increases? Yes. You become more organized? Yes. It's win-win-win! By addressing distractions as they arise and controlling how you spend your time you will achieve much more in much less time. Try it for a week and see what happens. Good luck!
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!
The technique is called the "Two Minute Rule" and it was created by a productivity expert named David Allen (we just thought we should add that in case you thought we created it!) Let's look at how this works.
Whenever something interrupts what you are doing or threatens to steal away your precious study time (like a friend calling you on the phone or someone sending you a Facebook message) you just ask yourself: "Can this be handled 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.
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 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? Yes. Productivity increases? Yes. You become more organized? Yes. It's win-win-win! By addressing distractions as they arise and controlling how you spend your time you will achieve much more in much less time. Try it for a week and see what happens. Good luck!
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