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 many techniques do you use that assist you in being more productive and less distracted? Lots? Some? None? What if I told you that there was an easy way to help you become far less distracted and far more productive? Would that make a difference to you and your studies?
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 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 believe you can handle the interruption within two minutes then you address it straight away. You do whatever you need to do to resolve the disruption. Then once you have resolved you go back to what you were doing (studying hopefully!) On the other hand, if you don't think it can be handled within two minutes then simply put it on your to-do list and note to address it later.
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.
By using the two minute rule it also means you can address distractions as they happen and address them very quickly - in two minutes or less! By giving yourself two minutes to take action you are setting a standard for how quickly you are going to tackle and resolve the distraction.
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.
This idea is simple but the results can be amazing. You will become more productive, more organized and less distracted. By anyone's measure that is a great result! Give it a go for a week and see how productive you can be.
So how many techniques do you use that assist you in being more productive and less distracted? Lots? Some? None? What if I told you that there was an easy way to help you become far less distracted and far more productive? Would that make a difference to you and your studies?
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 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 believe you can handle the interruption within two minutes then you address it straight away. You do whatever you need to do to resolve the disruption. Then once you have resolved you go back to what you were doing (studying hopefully!) On the other hand, if you don't think it can be handled within two minutes then simply put it on your to-do list and note to address it later.
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.
By using the two minute rule it also means you can address distractions as they happen and address them very quickly - in two minutes or less! By giving yourself two minutes to take action you are setting a standard for how quickly you are going to tackle and resolve the distraction.
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.
This idea is simple but the results can be amazing. You will become more productive, more organized and less distracted. By anyone's measure that is a great result! Give it a go for a week and see how productive you can be.
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