This “2 Minute Rule” Will Change your Life Forever

Aric Smith
4 min readSep 26, 2023

If you’re a passionate reader like me you must have heard about the infamous “Two Minute Rule” but what it is actually . Taken from the famous self-help , personality development book ‘Atomic Habits’ by James Clear . Everyone talks about it but do they know exactly how it works . Well You’re in the right place as I have read that book over several time and it still amazes me how well crafted that piece of work is..

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What Exactly is the Two Minute Rule ?

In simple words —

“If a task can be completed in two minutes or less, do it immediately.”

In Context of the book — “When you start a new habit, it should take less than two minutes to do”.

But the same thing can be applied to tons of things as well — are you planning a vacation move on to pc and start scrolling down the sites , are you planning to reduce weight make your first move and enroll in a gym, are you planning to be a good reader make you first move take out anyone novel in your bookshelf and start reading the first page but wait It sounds promising but isn’t that simple . Is it too tough ?

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Aric Smith

Passionate about reading, writing, and self-improvement. 📚🖋️ | Enthusiast of efficiency, time management, and politics. Let's explore and grow together! 🌟