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3 Things I Do to Stop Procrastinating 🤔

2024-06-11 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:40 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Productivity and time · mode: List of tips or lessons

In a Short, Ali gives his three daily steps against procrastination: ask each morning what today's adventure will be, give it a slot in the calendar, and at that slot use the five-minute rule, timed by his phone or by the song Bohemian Rhapsody.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Three things Ali does every day to stop procrastinating

  • ★★ Ali's three daily steps against procrastination: each morning ask what today's adventure, his top priority, will be; make time in the calendar for it; and at that time slot use the five-minute rule. — 00:00:00 · daily adventure
  • ★★ To time the five minutes of his five-minute rule, Ali either sets a timer on his phone or plays the song Bohemian Rhapsody and tells himself he will work only for the length of the song; once started, keeping going is a lot easier. — 00:00:20
  • ★ Ali says the song Bohemian Rhapsody is exactly five minutes long. — 00:00:20

00:00:34 — Pointer to the middle three chapters of Feel-Good Productivity

Threads in this video

  • refine · How do you beat procrastination? — To time the five minutes of his five-minute rule, Ali either sets a timer on his phone or plays the song Bohemian Rhapsody and tells himself he will work only for the length of the song; once started, keeping going is a lot easier. (00:00:20)

Mentioned

Central: daily adventure · five-minute rule

Also: Bohemian Rhapsody · Feel-Good Productivity (book)

Also centred on five-minute rule: How to Stop Procrastinating · 7 Habits that Save Me 3+ Hours a Day · The 5 Minute Rule ⏳ · A trick to beat procrastination ⏳

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