If a task will take you less than 2 minutes to do, do it now.

That’s it. That’s the tool.

If/when you’re inspired, reflect on this proactive experience in your Project Quartz journal.


Variation: 10 Minute Drill

If you have multiple tasks that will take you less than 2 minutes to do, do them all back to back, in a blitz of productivity. Even if you have 5 tasks, it will still take you less than 10 minutes.


Source

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2015) by David Allen

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