[[Notes]] - Topics: [[Productivity]] - People: [[Matt D'Avella]] - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRid6GCJtgc --- ## Summary - The 5-minute rule tackles the root problem, **friction**! - Doing something for 5 minutes eliminates friction – the dread of starting. - [[Make things easier for yourself]]. - Lower the stakes to overcome anxiety. - "[[Our brains don't mind hard work. We just don't like the idea of it.]]" ## Notes - People hate feeling uncomfortable. Our bodies (and mind) evolved to respond to uncomfortableness to keep us alive – Fight tor flight. - This is the operating system that we were born with. - Anxiety triggers adrenaline, making you think you're in danger. This ultimately leads to [[Procrastination]]. - [[Procrastination is a result of the conflict between emotional and logical sides of our brains]] - How to overcome anxiety? - **Lower the stakes!** - We avoid tasks that seemingly take an indefinite amount of time, without a clear path ahead. We prefer not stepping into that unknown; into uncertainty. - [[Make things easier for yourself]]. - Promise yourself that you would work on a hard thing for **5 minutes**. - This works because you never _just_ work on it for those 5 minutes. - The 5-minute rule tackles the root problem, **friction**! - [[Persistent practice of doing hard things will make them less hard]]. This builds momentum. - "[[Our brains don't mind hard work. We just don't like the idea of it.]]" ## Original ![[2021-10-20 - The 5 minute rule.jpg]] ## See also - [[2-minute rule]]