The ten-2 Problem

Acquired this notice from a reader and been obsessing about it currently:

“I simply wrapped up a ten – 2 problem. Right here’s the way it works – You’re employed on a long run challenge for 10 minutes a day – day by day – for about 2 years. The factor is, it’s important to work on the challenge day by day. When you journey, it’s important to both improvise or do make up work for the times you missed. I even use a stopwatch to ensure I work on the challenge 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 prefer it really 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 have the ability to obtain?! How higher off would you be? Bodily/mentally/professionally?

It’s arduous to fathom the variety of issues we let fall by the wayside simply because they’re “too large” to start out, so let this be the kick within the ass you’ll want to really GET GOING on a dream that you could be be pushing aside. And even simply one thing annoying that basically must get accomplished however you realize will take ceaselessly! 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:

• Evaluation your funds day by day (bills, bank cards, price range, web price, subscriptions, insurance coverage, credit score rating, credit score report – loads of issues you can hold tabs on and enhance)
• Declutter your whole home (every drawer, closet, *gasp* storage!)
• Get a brand new job/promoted (analysis, apply, enhance expertise)
• 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 most likely discover you’ll spend extra when you’re “within the circulation”)
• Begin a ardour challenge (weblog, e book, TikTok, coin assortment!)
• Work out day by day (go for a stroll, go for a run!, elevate some weights, do some yoga, play some basketball – you solely should do it for 10 minutes!)
• Work out your thoughts day by day (meditate, learn, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles! (Do not forget that time I acquired obsessive about them for like two months??! Man I went bonkers…))
• Examine 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 “religious warfare database!”)
• Weed/Backyard/Panorama (after a month you’ll most likely simply be *sustaining* from that time on!)
• Be taught one thing new (a language, a pc language, AI, video modifying, baking!)

The record goes on and on…

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

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

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

However how excellent is that this for monitoring?! Every date has a small part to jot down fast notes, and so they’re stacked on prime of one another so yearly going ahead whenever you come again to the identical date you possibly can see the earlier years’ notes on it. Which hopefully will hold 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 piece there for every of the 5 years, so over time you’ll have the ability to mirror on the earlier years’ successes and notes and also you don’t should hold getting a brand new journal 🙂 In actual fact, you can even flip this right into a 10-5 Problem for those who actually wished to! Haha… And I simply discovered it on Amazon too in case you need one for your self (presently $15):

One Line A Day: A 5-Yr Reminiscence E-book

However actually, you need to use something to trace this – what’s vital is simply that you simply do! Use a Notes app, staple some clean papers collectively, or use an excellent outdated vogue Google Doc, it doesn’t matter – simply monitor it nonetheless 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 may accomplish it for two YEARS straight that may be wonderful.

And on Nov. sixth you’ll see Day #1 was accomplished! I gave a microwave to my pal Debbie whose outdated one simply broke down (it had been sitting in my basement for five years!), after which I known as my mom “simply to examine on her” and to not ask for one thing which is often 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 hassle discovering somebody to assist, or perhaps 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 approach with every passing day I’m much more *aware* concerning the mission. The extra you apply doing one thing, the higher you get at it proper?! And we’ve 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 considering it over at present, 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 in any case, so why not get one thing out of it? And I wish to hear all about it!

PS: The one week I completed this!

• Day 1: helped serve a neighborhood dinner for our homeless associates
• 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 likewise simply actually doesn’t like going to barbers! (And for those who’re questioning, sure – I gave him a mohawk!! I can’t be trusted to chop anything! 😂)
• Day 4: helped my church archive outdated paperwork of their archives room – not solely fascinating to carry and contact outdated artifacts, however to study the general strategy 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 marketing 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 totally perceive the bible in any respect (!!), and b) pre-teen children are so awkward and fairly and actually don’t like to speak, haha… Although I did discover a secret weapon: snacks!

It was a reasonably improbable week, but in addition exhausting… I’ll should watch out of my vitality ranges and discover methods to self-care all through the following two years so I don’t by chance burn out.

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