This week I talk about how the first ten minutes of working on your projects is like being in an escape room as you figure out how things are going to get done.
You're on to something here ... sometimes when I am experiencing internal resistance to doing something like tackling a project that seems annoying or working out in the morning is to tell myself that I can try it for 10 minutes and quit after that if it's not working out. I can't recall ever bailing after that first 10 minutes.
Yes I like the idea of this negotiation tactic as well even though I don't usually do it. I just set the timer and force myself to make it to the end, and by that point I have usually broken through enough to renew the timer for another ten minutes.
You're on to something here ... sometimes when I am experiencing internal resistance to doing something like tackling a project that seems annoying or working out in the morning is to tell myself that I can try it for 10 minutes and quit after that if it's not working out. I can't recall ever bailing after that first 10 minutes.
Yes I like the idea of this negotiation tactic as well even though I don't usually do it. I just set the timer and force myself to make it to the end, and by that point I have usually broken through enough to renew the timer for another ten minutes.