The ten-2 Problem

Received this notice from a reader and been obsessing about it these days:

“I simply wrapped up a ten – 2 problem. Right here’s the way it works – You’re employed on a long run venture for 10 minutes a day – day-after-day – for roughly 2 years. The factor is, it’s a must to work on the venture day-after-day. When you journey, it’s a must to both improvise or do make up work for the times you missed. I even use a stopwatch to ensure I work on the venture for a full 10 minutes. You’ll be amazed at what you accomplish!”

Find it irresistible! Tremendous simple sounding, proper?!

And if I whip out a calculator right here, maintain one sec…  It seems to be prefer it truly provides as much as… 7,300 minutes!! Or roughly 122 hours! WOW! Think about dedicating that many hours to *one* single objective of yours? What would you be capable to obtain?! How higher off would you be? Bodily/mentally/professionally?

It’s onerous to fathom the variety of issues we let fall by the wayside simply because they’re “too large” to begin, so let this be the kick within the ass it’s good to truly GET GOING on a dream that you could be be pushing aside. And even simply one thing annoying that actually must get finished however you realize will take perpetually! Lol… Actually cease studying this proper now and get going if you have already got it in your head – I promise it’ll be higher than studying the remainder of this put up 😂

If nothing crosses your thoughts, let me throw out some concepts:

• Assessment your funds day-after-day (bills, bank cards, funds, web value, subscriptions, insurance coverage, credit score rating, credit score report – loads of issues you would preserve tabs on and enhance)
• Declutter your whole home (every drawer, closet, *gasp* storage!)
• Get a brand new job/promoted (analysis, apply, enhance abilities)
• Get a brand new girlfriend/boyfriend/pal (similar examples as above 🤣)
• Write a e book! (would possibly really feel uneven with solely 10 minutes utilized, however you’ll in all probability discover you’ll spend extra when you’re “within the stream”)
• Begin a ardour venture (weblog, e book, TikTok, coin assortment!)
• Work out day-after-day (go for a stroll, go for a run!, elevate some weights, do some yoga, play some basketball – you solely must do it for 10 minutes!)
• Work out your thoughts day-after-day (meditate, learn, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles! (Do not forget that time I received obsessive about them for like two months??! Man I went bonkers…))
• Research the bible (my pal who got here up with this 10-2 concept did precisely this – used his time for the previous two years to devour the bible and create a “non secular warfare database!”)
• Weed/Backyard/Panorama (after a month you’ll in all probability simply be *sustaining* from that time on!)
• Be taught one thing new (a language, a pc language, AI, video modifying, baking!)

The listing goes on and on…

And I don’t care who you might be, everybody can spare 10 minutes a day in the direction of one thing that’s essential to them. The years are going to cross anyhow, why not get one thing additional out of it with minimal effort?!

I discovered the right e book too yesterday for monitoring all of it:

I scooped it up at Goodwill as a future reward to my sister (it was solely $2.99!), however now I’m pondering I have to preserve it for myself, lol…

However how good is that this for monitoring?! Every date has a small part to jot down fast notes, they usually’re stacked on high of one another so yearly going ahead if you come again to the identical date you possibly can see the earlier years’ notes on it. Which hopefully will preserve you motivated and impressed!

Right here’s an inside web page so you possibly can see precisely what I’m speaking about… And sure, I simply wrote in it so it’s formally mine 😂

So you possibly can see there’s a bit there for every of the 5 years, so over time you’ll be capable to replicate on the earlier years’ successes and notes and also you don’t must preserve getting a brand new journal 🙂 Actually, you would even flip this right into a 10-5 Problem when you actually needed to! Haha… And I simply discovered it on Amazon too in case you need one for your self (at present $15):

One Line A Day: A 5-Yr Reminiscence Guide

However actually, you should utilize something to trace this – what’s essential is simply that you simply do! Use a Notes app, staple some clean papers collectively, or use an excellent previous trend Google Doc, it doesn’t matter – simply monitor it nevertheless is most pure to you.

And as you’ll see, I’ve already began this problem 🙂 Which for me is to do *one factor a day* for somebody, or some place, that helps them. I had been attempting to get to a WEEK in a row of serving to somebody every day – and even pulled it off as soon as (see the PS on the finish!) – but when I might accomplish it for two YEARS straight that might be superb.

And on Nov. sixth you’ll see Day #1 was accomplished! I gave a microwave to my pal Debbie whose previous one simply broke down (it had been sitting in my basement for five years!), after which I referred to as my mom “simply to verify on her” and to not ask for one thing which is normally the case 😆 And since I had additional room there on the finish, I made a notice that we had received our league’s soccer championships (and I scored in it!), in order that future me can be reminded of the feat a yr from now 😉

Now some days I already know I’ll have bother discovering somebody to assist, or possibly not even be IN THE MOOD to assist!, so on “off” days I’ll carve out the ten minutes to easily strengthen my *mindset* total, whether or not by studying or brainstorming and even by meditating – that method with every passing day I’m much more *aware* concerning the mission. The extra you observe doing one thing, the higher you get at it proper?! And we have now 7,300 minutes with this problem so we’re gonna get GOOD!!

So yeah – I’m fairly stoked about this, and hopefully you might be too 🙂 Spend a couple of minutes pondering it over as we speak, after which tomorrow get proper to it and begin monitoring all of it. It doesn’t matter if it’s one thing large or small or someplace in between – simply get crackin’ and be ok with it!

Bear in mind – the time goes to cross anyhow, so why not get one thing out of it? And I need to hear all about it! 🙂

PS: The one week I achieved this!

• Day 1: helped serve a group dinner for our homeless mates
• Day 2: helped give out free meals and veggies at our native meals financial institution
• Day 3: gave a buddy of mine a haircut as he was low on funds, and in addition simply actually doesn’t like going to barbers! (And when you’re questioning, sure – I gave him a mohawk!! I can’t be trusted to chop anything! 😂)
• Day 4: helped my church archive previous paperwork of their archives room – not solely fascinating to carry and contact previous artifacts, however to study the general means of *correctly arching* too!
• Day 5: helped a pal get an internet site off the bottom and transfer her childhood dream additional alongside
• Day 6: brainstormed advertising and fundraising concepts for a brand new backyard opening up in our metropolis
• Day 7: co-led an after church youth session – the scariest of all as a) I don’t know or absolutely perceive the bible in any respect (!!), and b) pre-teen youngsters are so awkward and fairly and actually don’t like to speak, haha… Although I did discover a secret weapon: snacks!

It was a fairly implausible week, but additionally fairly exhausting… I’ll must watch out of my power ranges and discover methods to self-care all through the subsequent two years so I don’t by accident burn out!

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